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For generations, First Nations people have spoken out about racism in Australia, documenting the harms, advocating for change and leading solutions. This year, those experiences and solutions are at the centre of a Parliamentary Inquiry into racism, hate and violence
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
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
The National Justice Project and Jumbunna Institute for Indigenous Education and Research called on parliamentarians to consider the importance of ‘outcomes, geunuine actions and respect’ when it comes to designing a truth-telling commission. As part of a joint submission, National
National Justice Project CEO Adjunct Professor George Newhouse told a Senate Inquiry of disturbing insights into the treatment of young people in detention and prison having spent decades fighting for improved conditions. Speaking at the inquiry hearing into Australia’s youth
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 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
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
The National Justice Project made a submission to the National Children’s Commissioner at the Australian Human Rights Commission to provide input into the Youth Justice and Child Wellbeing Reform Project. Our submission covered a number of factors that contribute to