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We are excited to share news of our ‘Hear Me Out’ website, the first AI-powered complaint platform in Australia. The free tool at HearMeOut.org.au allows users to enter information about their experience and receive recommendations on where and how to
A new training package on the CopWatch police accountability app has been developed to help inform communities about their rights and responsibilities with police, including recording interactions safely and legally. The training program is designed to be edited, modified, adapted
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
Congratulations to our CEO Adjunct Professor George Newhouse commended by the International Bar Association at the IBA 2024 Award for Outstanding Contribution to Human Rights. The judging committee wishes to commend the impressive candidates received this year for the Human
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 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
Gamilaroi woman and solicitor at the National Justice Project, Karina Hawtrey, writes for Indigenous X. It sometimes feels that for every small step forward we take with policy and law reform in this country it’s two steps back. When just