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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Discrimination can affect every part of a person’s life. From finding a job or a place to live, to getting healthcare. But speaking up can be difficult. People are often left to make a complaint themselves, while the problems that caused the harm stay the same. That’s why the NSW Law Reform Commission’s review of […]
This article was written by the Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (VACCHO) for the National Justice Project. It’s been 35 years since the final report of the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody was signed, and many of the recommendations remain relevant and hold the answer to avoidable, tragic deaths. Incarcerated or not, […]
When young people come into contact with the criminal justice system, they should be protected and cared for. But for many children as young as 10 years old, youth detention means being locked away for up to 23 hours a day. Here, they face painful restraints and are denied the education and healthcare they need. […]
In brief: Yoorrook made a number of recommendations for change in Victoria. The Implementing Yoorrook: Policy Pathways for Truth, Justice and Reform project looks at what it would take to put those recommendations into practice, focusing on policing, universities and land justice. Yoorrook was an important process that gave First Nations people in Victoria the […]
Content Warning: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised the following includes the names of First Nations people who have passed away. Strategic litigation creates change. A legal case can be brought not only to seek justice for one person and their family, but also to help prevent others from experiencing the same injustice […]
Content Warning: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised the following includes the names of First Nations people who have passed away. The family of Kumanjayi White have been left with more questions after learning that police chose not to prosecute the officers involved in his death. Kumanjayi White, a 24-year-old Warlpiri man, died […]
The NSW Government has announced a new system for responding to mental health call-outs. Under the model, people experiencing mental health distress who call 000 could be assessed and supported by one of eight dedicated mental health teams, and connected to support and services through a virtual hub. The Government has committed $270 million […]
Content Warning: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised the following includes the names of First Nations people who have passed away. More than a year after the death of 24-year-old Warlpiri man Kumanjayi White, his family has commenced proceedings in the Northern Territory Supreme Court to obtain answers about the decision not to […]
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 […]
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