OUR GOAL IS
TO CREATE A
FAIR AND JUST
Australia for
all people
About
us
We are a cutting-edge human rights law firm fearlessly fighting to end discrimination. We work with First Nations people, people with disabilities, refugees and asylum seekers – anyone facing discrimination.
OUR OBJECTIVE
We want to achieve a fair, just and equitable society that protects the rights of all people. We can achieve this by securing systemic change to eliminate all forms of discrimination.
OUR STRATEGY
We work to create a wave of change that has an impact across our society. We achieve this by taking strategic legal action to drive systemic change, and we fearlessly advocate for reform to eradicate discrimination. We educate the next generation of social justice lawyers, and we collaborate with our partners to deliver projects that achieve greater impact.
Our Values
INDEPENDENT
We are fiercely independent, and we never accept any government funding.
FEARLESS
Being independent allows us to remain bold and courageous, taking on legal cases that other firms won’t touch.
CLIENT-CENTRED
Our team builds deep relationships of trust with our clients by standing with them at every step of the way.
COMPASSIONATE
We work with compassion from first contact to resolution, and throughout the journey we amplify the voices of our clients and their communities.
INNOVATIOn
Critical thought, technology and innovation are the tools we use to build new pathways to justice.
OUR VISION
FOR RECONCILIATION
Our Reconciliation Action Plan commits us to working alongside First Nations communities and amplifying the sovereign voices of First Nations Peoples.
By learning, listening, and collaborating with First Nations Peoples, we hope to shape a better understanding of the injustices they experience.
A smoking ceremony was conducted at a Stop First Nations Deaths in Custody rally in 2019. Image by: Garry Friedland.
JUSTICE
CHANGE
ACCOUNTABILITY
Take action today to help us secure justice for our clients and systemic change for the community.
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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 in NSW. Our submission outlines the harms caused by police-led responses to mental health crises […]
The Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) will introduce significant nationwide reforms, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultural competency training for more than 100,000 of its staff, following the resolution of Federal Court proceedings brought by the Benton family. Barkindji Koori man, Murray Benton, along with his family, lodged a racial discrimination complaint with the Australian Human Rights Commission and later commenced proceedings at the Federal Court, after […]
Content Warning: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised that this media release contains the name of a Gomeroi person who has passed away. The Coroner has ruled out suicide as the cause of death of Gomeroi teenager Mark Anthony Haines and delivered strong criticism of the way NSW Police investigated his death in 1988. Mark, aged 17, was […]
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 a submission to the Northern Territory Legislative Scrutiny Committee, warning they are being rushed through […]
On National Sorry Day, we honour the Stolen Generations and acknowledge the pain still carried by First Nations families and communities. First Nations children are still being removed from their families at rates that are persistently and staggeringly disproportionate. In 2023-24 across Australia, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children were 9.6 times more likely to […]
This year, the National Justice Project partnered with the University of Technology Sydney and the Jumbunna Legal Strategies Hub to launch the Strategic Litigation Clinic, putting trauma-informed practice at the centre of legal training from day one. Trauma can affect how a person thinks, feels and behaves. Whether it’s triggered by a single event, or a series of difficult experiences, it can stay […]
We’re celebrating the people who give their time to the National Justice Project, and hearing what the experience has meant to them. National Volunteer Week, running from 18–24 May, is Australia’s largest annual celebration of volunteers. It recognises the contribution of more than six million Australians who generously offer their time and expertise to support others. The […]
‘Reconciliation is not a spectator sport’ is the message behind this year’s National Reconciliation Week theme. ‘All In’ is a direct call for every person to stand alongside First Nations people and commit to reconciliation every day. Standing alongside is not the same as standing back and watching. But standing alongside is not the same as standing back and watching. The […]
Health Justice means being able to walk into any hospital or clinic and know you will be treated with respect and receive the care you need, without fear of racism, bias or stereotyping. But across Australia, First Nations people are still being denied safe healthcare, with laws, policies and structures that disempower communities from accessing […]
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