SCALING UP
OUR IMPACT
Our
Projects
We join forces with our partners in collaborative projects that educate the community about their rights, build our shared power to make change, and amplify the impact of our legal action.
Together with our partners, we create groundbreaking projects that empower communities with the tools and knowledge they need to tackle discrimination.
Learn more about our projects for justice in the community.
Call
It Out
The Call It Out racism register is a simple and secure way for people to report incidents of racism and discrimination toward First Nations Peoples. By calling out racism, you can help tell the true story of racism in this country.
This project is in partnership with Jumbunna Institute for Indigenous Education and Research. Artwork by Yuluwirribaa.
Copwatch
You can use CopWatch to educate yourself about your rights when filming police interactions with the community. Our groundbreaking app, website and training programme is designed to keep you safe and hold police accountable.
Dunghutti, Gumbaynggirr, Bundjalung activist Lizzie Jarrett presented to a CopWatch training session in Minto (NSW) in March 2023.
hear me out
Our ground-breaking AI-powered platform helps you access information and services to lodge a formal complaint against discrimination, injustice or harm. By sharing your experience and making an official complaint, you are helping to identify and respond to issues for the benefit of all community members.
PARTNERSHIP FOR
JUSTICE IN HEALTH
The Partnership for Justice in Health (P4JH) is an alliance of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander academics, legal experts, and organisations committed to working together to improve Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health and justice outcomes through addressing racism.
We stood with our client, Leetona Dungay, the mother of David Dungay Jnr, to announce a complaint to the United Nations against the government’s failure to take action against First Nations deaths in custody.
ABORIGINAL PATIENT
ADVOCACY TRAINING
We have partnered with the Aboriginal Health Council of WA and the Health Consumers’ Council to develop training for community members and professionals to advocate with Aboriginal people to protect their rights and wellbeing in the health system.
lawhack
Our flagship event brings the legal community together to develop innovative solutions to issues of systemic injustice. Our first hackathon, LawHack 2021 looked at advocacy and legal strategies for disability justice, while LawHack 2023 seeks to protect the rights of First Nations children in youth detention and out-of-home-care.
We stood with our client, Leetona Dungay, the mother of David Dungay Jnr, to announce a complaint to the United Nations against the government’s failure to take action against First Nations deaths in custody.
ALTERNATIVE
FIRST RESPONDERS
The National Justice Project has released a position paper to guide an Australian campaign advocating for appropriate first responders instead of police attending where a health or social response is required. The paper has been widely endorsed by community stakeholders.
JUSTICE
CHANGE
ACCOUNTABILITY
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LEARN MORE ABOUT OUR CASES
In brief: Yoorrook made a number of recommendations for change in Victoria. The Implementing Yoorrook: Policy Pathways for Truth, Justice and Reform project looks at what it would take to put those recommendations into practice, focusing on policing, universities and land justice. Yoorrook was an important process that gave First Nations people in Victoria the […]
Content Warning: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised the following includes the names of First Nations people who have passed away. Strategic litigation creates change. A legal case can be brought not only to seek justice for one person and their family, but also to help prevent others from experiencing the same injustice […]
Content Warning: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised the following includes the names of First Nations people who have passed away. The family of Kumanjayi White have been left with more questions after learning that police chose not to prosecute the officers involved in his death. Kumanjayi White, a 24-year-old Warlpiri man, died […]
The NSW Government has announced a new system for responding to mental health call-outs. Under the model, people experiencing mental health distress who call 000 could be assessed and supported by one of eight dedicated mental health teams, and connected to support and services through a virtual hub. The Government has committed $270 million […]
Content Warning: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised the following includes the names of First Nations people who have passed away. More than a year after the death of 24-year-old Warlpiri man Kumanjayi White, his family has commenced proceedings in the Northern Territory Supreme Court to obtain answers about the decision not to […]
People experiencing a mental health crisis deserve care, not criminalisation. That’s why the National Justice Project and the Alternative First Responders campaign have made a submission to the Law Enforcement Conduct Commission’s community survey on mental health and policing interactions in NSW. Our submission outlines the harms caused by police-led responses to mental health crises […]
The Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) will introduce significant nationwide reforms, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultural competency training for more than 100,000 of its staff, following the resolution of Federal Court proceedings brought by the Benton family. Barkindji Koori man, Murray Benton, along with his family, lodged a racial discrimination complaint with the Australian Human Rights Commission and later commenced proceedings at the Federal Court, after […]
Content Warning: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised that this media release contains the name of a Gomeroi person who has passed away. The Coroner has ruled out suicide as the cause of death of Gomeroi teenager Mark Anthony Haines and delivered strong criticism of the way NSW Police investigated his death in 1988. Mark, aged 17, was […]
The Northern Territory Government is proposing significant changes to child protection laws through the Care and Protection of Children Legislation Amendment (Every Child Matters) Bill 2026. But the National Justice Project has raised serious concerns about the proposed laws in a submission to the Northern Territory Legislative Scrutiny Committee, warning they are being rushed through […]
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