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Content Warning: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised this story contains the image and name of a Kamilaroi/Dunghutti man who has passed away National Justice Project CEO Adjunct Professor George Newhouse and Chair Steven Castan report on important
The current state of the youth justice system in Australia raises significant concerns with alarming patterns of mistreatment and systematic failure according to leading human rights lawyers and Indigenous legal and policy experts. The National Justice Project and the Jumbunna
The mere presence of police uniforms, firearms, lights, and sirens can potentially escalate situations, intimidate people experiencing a mental health crisis and increase the potential of adverse outcomes, according to a recently released NSW Police internal review. The National Justice
The National Justice Project has welcomed the establishment of a Senate Inquiry into Australia’s youth justice and incarceration system following the Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee announcement last week. Principal Solicitor of the National Justice Project Emma Hearne also welcomed
The National Justice Project believes some inmates at Clarence Correctional Centre may have a strong case for false imprisonment after a recent NSW Ombudsman’s report exposed the vengeful, unlawful and oppressive operations of the Serco facility. Adjunct Professor George Newhouse,
The National Justice Project is now representing 12 National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) participants in a class action against legal firm HWL Ebsworth following a ransomware hack last year. The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) is investigating a
The National Justice Project is leading an Australian campaign to advocate for appropriate first responders instead of police attending to people in a health or social crisis, especially those related to mental health. The human rights legal service is meeting
After a six-year battle to hold the government to account for failing to provide adequate medical care on Nauru, the Federal Court issued judgments approving two settlements for two children whose health had been compromised whilst they were detained offshore.
Content Warning: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised this story contains the image and name of a Kamilaroi/Dunghutti man who has passed away. NSW Deputy State Coroner Magistrate Erin Kennedy has referred a Dubbo Base Hospital doctor to
Content Warning: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised this story contains the names of First Nations people who have passed away. The National Justice Project has welcomed today’s release of the Senate report following a two-year inquiry on