The West Australian has published an extensive piece by Tim Clarke on the horrific abduction and murder of Charlie Mullaley.
Could Australia’s courts go the way of the US Supreme Court?
NJP’s Principal Solicitor George Newhouse and ANU political scientist and research fellow Dr Patrick Leslie discuss Roe Vs Wade with ABC Life Matter’s Hilary Harper. The overturning of Roe V Wade has raised questions about the ideological bias in the SCOTUS. Good thing that could never happen in Australia’s High Court, right? We look at how ideology influences High Court …
Tamica Mullaley pardoned over conviction for police assault on night baby Charlie abducted
ABC News reports on the pardoning of Tamica Mullaley. Warning: This story contains images and names of Indigenous people who have died. A woman whose baby was abducted and brutally murdered by her ex-partner after he bashed her and left her naked and bleeding in a Broome street has received an apology and pardon from the WA government. Key points: …
“I don’t want to waste the lived experience and skills I have”: Romina Reyftmann on giving back
For Romina Reyftmann, her upbringing, skillset and education compel her to champion human rights issues and advocate as strongly as she can for National Justice Project clients.
What will it take to eradicate deaths in custody?
National Justice Project Founder George Newhouse’s latest opinion piece for Living Black. Australia is not one country. It’s two. We are split along racial lines as surely as South Africa was during the era of apartheid. It may sound like hyperbole but it is a fact. In 2018, an Australia-first report card on levels of institutional racism in Queensland’s health …
Eddie Murray died in custody almost 40 years ago. The National Justice Project is working with his family to seek justice.
Kyah Patten is carrying on a fight her grandparents took up decades ago, seeking justice for the untimely death of their son Eddie Murray who died in custody almost 40 years ago. The National Justice Project is working with her to seek justice. Read the full SBS coverage here. Photo: Kylah Patten/SBS News.
Judge Says Peter Dutton Could Go To Jail If He Defies Orders in Immigration Case
Australia’s home affairs minister has failed to comply with an order to make a decision on whether to grant an Iranian man a protection visa. Read more details in Ben Butler’s report in The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/jun/17/judge-says-peter-dutton-could-go-to-jail-if-he-defies-orders-in-immigration-case?fbclid=IwAR30G6KUH_nS7gkISuDI-BxitQkMBgBm7UsS3AOgIOFnxA6hz0DH9sxeXvM
The family of Aboriginal teen violently arrested call for police officer to be charged
The family of an Aboriginal boy who was violently arrested by a police officer in Surry Hills this week want the constable involved charged. Speaking at a press conference on Wednesday, the family said the excessive force used on the 16 year old boy was unnecessary and that it was hard to describe the “anger” and “frustration” they felt as a family. …
NJP increasing capacity for First Nations communities to seek justice
The National Justice Project has welcomed two new Indigenous trainee lawyers as they continue to expand capacity for First Nations communities to seek justice. The two new Indigenous trainee lawyers – Lauren Davies and Megan Krakouer – have recently commenced their 12-month traineeship with NJP. The NJP’s latest recruits have been appointed for one year as part of the NJP First …
NSW police officer in viral Indigenous teen arrest video should be charged, family says
A video of the 16-year-old being arrested in a Surry Hills park on Monday afternoon has been widely circulated on social media. NJP’s George Newhouse discusses the case with ABC News. Follow the story here. PHOTO: The boys family and other representatives take a knee at the press conference. SOURCE: ABC News: Mark Reddie https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-06-03/nsw-police-officer-in-indigenous-arrest-video-family-speaks/12316226
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