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  • Update

Our vision for social justice in 2025 

We have a bold vision for a fairer Australia in 2025. We will fight discrimination and injustice, and promote reforms to policing, immigration detention and energy systems.
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  • Disability Discrimination, Disability Rights

Statement – Jetstar and Emma Bennison

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  • First Nations justice, Towards Truth

‘Make them work’ – new research highlights injustice of forced Aboriginal labour

Research from Towards Truth shows how NSW laws and policies enabled a system that exploited Aboriginal people.
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  • Towards Truth

Truth shows the way forward

A year on from the Voice referendum campaign, we remain as committed to the Uluru Statement as ever.
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  • Update

Oliver Williams, Justice and Equity Centre Aboriginal Social Justice Graduate, wins Ngalaya award

Oliver described his pride at receiving the award and his ambition to achieve First Nations justice.
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  • Homelessness

Alan’s story: how lived experience can change the system

Alan explains the impact of joining a lived experience advisory group.
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  • Homelessness, StreetCare

The meaning of home: a StreetCare art project 

StreetCare hosted a series of art workshops for people who have experienced homelessness.
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  • Homelessness, StreetCare

Reducing unfair fines and over-policing from alcohol-free zones

HPLS and StreetCare have influenced a City of Sydney proposal to reduce the number of places where alcohol is prohibited.
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  • Disability Discrimination, Disability Rights

Public statement: Jetstar and Akii Ngo

A statement from Jetstar about an accident at Adelaide Airport involving our client Akii Ngo.
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  • Homelessness, StreetCare

Remembering StreetCare member Amir

We commemorate the life of our friend and long standing StreetCare member Amir Bodenstein, who sadly died in late June.
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  • Update

Changing our name to the Justice and Equity Centre

We have changed our name to better reflect our mission: to build a fairer, stronger society by challenging laws and practices that cause disadvantage and inequality.
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  • Civil rights, Homelessness, Policing and Detention

Experts at Mental Health forum agree: we must change our response to people in crisis

We brought together a panel of health and legal experts, mothers of people who have been killed by police and Rose Jackson, the NSW Minister for Mental Health.
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  • Policing and Detention

Mental health call outs: who should respond?

We're hosting a forum to examine alternative responses to mental health crisis.
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  • Homelessness, Homelessness and human rights, StreetCare

StreetCare advises on redevelopment to protect rough sleepers

Members of our lived experience advocacy group attended the redevelopment work at Macquarie Street.
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We pay our respects to the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation as the traditional owners and custodians of the land on which our office stands.
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