Sydney, NSW 10-Dec-29, Human Rights Lawyers from the National Justice Project have launched two parallel class actions [aka representative actions] in the High Court, one for people seeking asylum who were transferred by the Australian government to Manus Island and the other for people seeking asylum who were transferred by the Australian government to Nauru. The legal team is being led …
NJP on ABC National Wrap on 4 Nov 18
Over the last 12 Months the National Justice Project Have Been Quietly Bringing 50 Kids from Nauru to Australia for Treatment!
George Newhouse discusses Kids off Nauru on ABC News 24
Lawyers for most of the children who have been evacuated from Nauru over the past 18 months have welcomed the statement by the government that they plan to relocate all remaining refugee children on Nauru to Australia by the end of the year. But even that may be too long for some of the children that we are working for. …
Our CEO speaks out at the Kids off Nauru rally in Sydney
Our success in obtaining Federal Court orders for medical evacuations from Nauru is proof that strategic litigation and effective advocacy can make a real difference, even in a toxic political environment. We are swamped with medical emergencies. In the last 9 months we have had 116 people including 43 kids moved from Nauru to Australia for care and treatment. That …
Asylum Seekers to keep Mobile Phones in Detention thanks to the National Justice Project
You can see George Newhouse speaking to ABC TV News 24 about the Mobile Phone case below