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One third of all deaths in custody are First Nations people. We call for urgent action to implement the Royal Commission recommendations to prevent criminalisation by investing in community-based alternative first responder models and services that prioritise care over force.

Through our Alternative First Responders campaign, we are advocating for community-led responses that prioritise empathy and safety over punishment. Read more: alternativefirstresponders.com.au/learn-with-us/

For the last 10 years, we’ve stood up, spoken out, and fought for human rights. This Human Rights Day, we celebrate the progress made, while recognising the fight is far from over. We’ll never stop fighting for change. DONATE NOW justice.org.au/10years

Everyone deserves to be heard. Hear Me Out is a platform that helps people find the right place to complain, write their complaint, and connect with support. Donate today to help us make sure that no one is silenced. justice.org.au/10years

Matched giving is live! Thanks to a group of generous individuals, every donation made today up to $25,000 will be matched dollar for dollar – doubling your impact! DONATE NOW justice.org.au/10years

Kids deserve futures, not life sentences.  We stand against the new reforms which could see children as young as 14-years-old locked up for life. We endorse the Smart Justice 4 Young People’s Open letter to the Premier. https://youthlaw.asn.au/open-letter-to-the-premier/

No child, anywhere, should have their rights violated and suffer mistreatment. Children deserve care, not criminalisation by brutal systems designed for adults. Join us in demanding change now. Donate today: justice.org.au/10years

Seeking safety is a human right. Everyone has the right to seek asylum. No one should ever suffer for seeking safety. Donate today: justice.org.au/10years

Too many people are still denied quality care because of racism, disability, visa status, or where they were born. Together, we can fight for a health system that’s safe, fair, and inclusive for all. Donate now: justice.org.au/10years

Content Warning for First Nations People With your support, we’ve helped Leetona take her son’s case to the UN demanding the Australian Government be held to account for its failure to protect Aboriginal lives in custody. Donate today: justice.org.au/10years Photo: Tim Bauer

Across Australia, First Nations people continue to die in custody and face preventable harm. These are human rights violations. Your support helps us continue our work against this system. Donate today: justice.org.au/10years

Today marks the start of our 10 Days of Human Rights - and 10 years of the National Justice Project! We challenge discrimination and push for systemic change. But we can’t do it without you. Donate today and help us fight for justice. justice.org.au/10years

Locking children up does not make our communities safer - it compounds trauma and increases the likelihood of reoffending later in life. Read the full report here: dcj.nsw.gov.au/documents/le...

The inquest into the death of Gomeroi teenager Mark Anthony Haines has resumed, 37 years after he was found on train tracks outside Tamworth. His family continues their long fight for answers and justice amid concerns of systemic police failings.

Today: Northern Territory Police have handed a brief of evidence to the Director of Public Prosecutions regarding Kumanjayi White’s death in May.

We welcome new NSW law closing a loophole in the Crimes Act, ensuring those who commit sexual violence when time of death is uncertain can now be prosecuted. The courage of Mona and Cindy’s families and their demand for accountability, has led to this important law reform. justice.org.au/news

You can’t handle the truth! If the NT wants to silence coroners from exposing systemic racism, then the Federal Government must step in - a guest post by George Newhouse CEO of the National Justice Project. The rest is at the Northern Myth here: www.thenorthernmyth.com/2025/08/04/y...

This year’s theme, Little Footsteps, Big Future, honours the journeys children take as they grow, and we recognise the urgent need to create systems where every First Nations child can grow up safe, loved and connected to family, culture and Country. #NATSICD

We have supported a family to lodge a formal discrimination complaint about the distressing treatment they experienced whilst voting. We know they are not alone. We encourage anyone who experienced or witnessed racism towards First Nations people to make a report at callitout.com.au.

Australia's human rights are sliding backwards, according to a new report submitted to the United Nations today from more than 150 organisations. Read the report that the National Justice Project has endorsed here: www.hrlc.org.au/reports/upr-...

Drawing from the National Indigenous Youth Education Coalition’s School Exclusion Project Research Report, the AFR Team and NYIEC have co-authored a think piece on the school-to-prison-pipeline that exists here in Australia. #endschoolexclusion

We have represented families who have lost loved ones—we are outraged that recommendations from coronial inquests urging the removal of these ligature points continue to be overlooked, year after year. Read more information on this investigation at theguardian.com

Our Alternative First Responders team has released a formal statement in response to the Northern Territory Government’s plan to implement law reform that would create a new police stream specifically targeting public places and people’s homes - all in the name of 'community safety'.

Our team is celebrating NAIDOC Week across many lands. We'd love to know where you are celebrating this week. ❤️💛🖤 #NAIDOC2025

Content warning for First Nations readers. Our thoughts are with the community of Yuendumu today and the family of Kumanjayi Walker. We hope the long-awaited findings of the coronial inquest into his death at the hands of police will bring them closer to truth, accountability and justice.

Happy NAIDOC Week! We are proud to celebrate the 50th year of this national week to honour Indigenous voices and culture. #NAIDOC2025

We are proud so many Australians continue to stand up for their right to protest. ‘In Defence of Dissent’ maps the repression of protest rights in Australia over the past 5yrs & how communities can work together to #ProtectProtest australiandemocracy.org.au/indefenceofd...

An Aboriginal family has filed a Federal Court claim against the Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) following traumatic events at a polling booth during the 14 October 2023 Voice Referendum that highlight serious failures in cultural safety. Read more at www.justice.org.au/racial-discr...

Great to see our AI-powered complaints platform Hear Me Out featured in the latest issue of Australian Pro Bono Centre Voco. Read more at www.probonocentre.org.au/voco-13-nati...

It's June 30! Your last day to support our health justice campaign with a tax deductible donation. Please consider making a donation to the National Justice Project and help our fight for fair healthcare. Donate to dismantle discrimination at act.justice.org.au/fairhealthcare

The end of the financial year is just around the corner and time is running out to make tax deductible donations. Please consider making a donation to the National Justice Project and help our fight for fair healthcare. Donate to dismantle discrimination at act.justice.org.au/fairhealthcare

It was an honour to support the Smith family through their long fight for justice. Cindy’s Law is a tribute to their courage. Read more at www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06...

Everyone deserves culturally safe and dignified healthcare, free of discrimination. If you witness or experience racism against First Nations people report it to callitout.com.au If you want to help dismantle discrimination donate to act.justice.org.au/fairhealthcare

It is an honour to join the Smith family at NSW Parliament today to witness the Attorney General introduce legal reform – Cindy’s Law – this afternoon. Read more at www.justice.org.au/a-37-year-fi...

Content warning - the following includes the names of deceased First Nations people. We welcome long overdue reform being introduced to NSW Parliament today to close a legal loophole in the NSW Crimes Act that saw sexual offenders go unpunished. Read more at www.justice.org.au/a-37-year-fi...

With the help of our supporters, we are now able to expand our efforts to call out the failings of the out-of-home care system and to stand proudly alongside First Nations families advocating for change. Join our fight for systemic change. Visit act.justice.org.au/fairhealthcare

Important series on the discriminatory system of First Nations child removals. An area of systemic injustice where we need to fight for change. Read more at theguardian.com/Australia-news/series0brith-rights Donate at act.justice.org.au/fairhealthcare

The increasing removal of First Nations children is an area of systemic injustice where we need to fight for change, especially to ensure mothers and children can access maternal health services without fear or discrimination. Help fight for systemic change at act.justice.org.au/fairhealthcare

On World Refugee Day we celebrate diversity and the resilience of our courageous clients who suffered harm while held in offshore detention. With their strength, we fight for justice and accountability. With your help, we can fight for systemic change. Donate at act.justice.org.au/fairhealthcare

We believe in access to justice and access to fair healthcare. If you want to raise a complaint about discrimination in healthcare visit HearMeOut.org.au. If you want to help dismantle discrimination donate to act.justice.org.au/fairhealthcare

Webinar tomorrow ⚖️ Register here events.humanitix.com/state-of-jus...

We need your support to ensure asylum seekers and refugee families secure justice and accountability for the harms they endured in offshore detention. Your donation can help us continue to fight for systemic change. Donate at act.justice.org.au/fairhealthcare

With your support, we can hold the government to account with our court action and secure justice for refugees and asylum seekers who suffered physical and psychological harm, for so many years, in offshore detention. Please support our campaign at act.justice.org.au/fairhealthcare

Everyone deserves culturally safe and dignified healthcare, free of discrimination. Everyone deserves safety and care instead of the default police-first response that is causing harm. Visit AlternativeFirstResponders.com.au Donate to dismantle discrimination at act.justice.org.au/fairhealthcare

This is a powerful episode from The Guardian on how Australia is failing to make prisons safe, especially for First Nations people. Search for the Full Story podcast or listen here www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

With your support, we can continue to advocate for improved health conditions in prisons and youth detention as we highlight the critical need for reform. Together we can fight for systemic change. Donate to dismantle discrimination at act.justice.org.au/fairhealthcare

The National Justice Project has represented the families of some of these inmates and we are saddened that findings from coronial inquests calling for ligature points to be removed continue to be ignored year after year. Read this important series at www.theguardian.com/austral.../s...

Australia’s record on deaths in custody for First Nations people is a national shame. We will continue to fight for our clients who have lost loved ones. You can help our fight for systemic change and for families to secure justice and accountability at act.justice.org.au/fairhealthcare

We are honoured to stand with Yuendumu during this week of national action and the rallies to demand justice. Read why www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...