The NJP will be running on skeleton staff in our physical office during this period (with many staff working remotely) which means less staff will be in the office to take phone calls. However, if you can’t get through to a staff member via phone, those who need to get in touch with a member of the NJP team can …
WA Police Officer Charged over Geraldton Shooting
For the first time in nearly 40 years a WA police officer has been charged over the death of an Aboriginal person. Joyce Clarke, a 29 year old Yamatji woman, was fatally shot after her family called triple-0 asking for a welfare check. You can read about the case here https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/feb/20/geraldton-shooting-police-officer-arrested-over-death-of-indigenous-woman The National Justice Project are acting for Joyce’s next …
The NJP advocates to the Productivity Commission for better outcomes for First Nations Peoples
The National Justice Project recently made submissions to the Productivity Commission on their Indigenous Evaluation Strategy, with the assistance of Uncle Phil Duncan and Aunty Sue at Macquarie University’s Walanga Muru and staff and students at Macqurie University’s Social Justice Clinic. The submissions highlighted the need to increase the input of First Nations Peoples into policy processes – particularly when …
The National Justice Project’s Refugee and Asylum Seeker work featured in legal journal “Court of Conscience”
Legal journal “Court of Conscience”, run by the University of NSW, has published an article by National Justice Project (NJP) Senior Solicitor Anna Talbot and Director George Newhouse about the impact of our strategic litigation in the area of refugee human rights. Entitled ‘Strategic Litigation, Offshore Detention and the Medevac Bill’, the article delves into the successful wave of tort-based …
George Newhouse wins ALA 2019 Civil Justice Award
NJP Executive Director George Newhouse was last Friday presented with the award during the ALA’s national conference in Queensland. “George Newhouse is a truly deserving recipient of our annual Civil Justice Award,” said Mr Andrew Christopoulos, National President, ALA. “His work through the National Justice Project gives a voice to people who would otherwise be unable to access legal representation …
The tragedy of Ms Clarke – Systemic changes to police interaction with First Nations Peoples is urgent
In the wake of the WA police’s use of lethal force against 29-year-old Aboriginal mother Joyce Clarke on 17 September 2019, NJP Director George Newhouse travelled to WA for a press conference on 2 October 2019 to highlight questions raised about the police conduct which led to Ms Clarke’s death, and the ongoing issue of Aboriginal people and in particular, Aboriginal women, …
Peter Dutton Wastes Tax Payer Money on Spiteful Appeal to High Court
The National Justice Project today condemned Peter Dutton for wasting tax payer money on yet another lawyers’ picnic by launching a spiteful appeal to the High Court to try to stop sick refugees and asylum seekers from getting urgent medical care. At the end of August, the Commonwealth government was slapped down for dragging sick refugees and asylum seekers through …
The National Justice Project continues the fight for justice for the Mullaley Family in WA police matter
The National Justice Project is progressing proceedings against the WA police on behalf of the Mullaley family, who tragically lost their infant son, baby Charlie, in a heartbreaking case of police discrimination. In March 2013 Tamica Mullaley, the 28-year-old mother of baby Charlie, ”had been punched repeatedly, stripped naked and left by the side of the road in the West …
WA Police left a Baby at the Scene of a Brutal Domestic Violence Attack
How a domestic violence call to police led to the arrest of the victim, her father, and the death of Baby Charlie When Police responded to a call out about a domestic violence incident involving Tamica Mullaley – they found her beaten, bloody and naked except for a sheet that a bystander had given her. The Police knew the identity …
National Justice Project Calls for Funding for Vital Indigenous Law Program
Media Release National Justice Project Calls for Funding for Vital Indigenous Law Program 11 July 2019 The National Justice Project is standing shoulder to shoulder with the National Peak Body for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Services (NATSILS) as it calls on the federal government to properly fund the Indigenous Legal Assistance Program (ILAP). The Federal Budget handed down …