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  • A just transition, Energy and water

Australia’s Net Zero Plan: A Critical Moment for Inclusive Climate Action

Our Energy and Water Justice team is working to ensure our energy system transition is fast, just and focussed on solutions that work for people.
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  • Homelessness

JEC wins award for housing and mental ill-health lived experience committee

The Housing and Mental Health Agreement Lived Experience Committee has been recognised for its work at the The Mental Health Service Awards of Australia and New Zealand.
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  • Homelessness, Homelessness and human rights, StreetCare

Alternative First Responders: Housing not hyper-policing

People with lived experience of homelessness report excessive and unjust policing. Policy Officer Alannah Daly outlines why we need a different response.
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  • First Nations justice, Towards Truth

Anita Heiss shows how storytelling can help drive truth-telling

Anita Heiss spoke to Nicole Abadee about how truth-telling about the law has helped shape her fiction.
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  • Homelessness, StreetCare

StreetCare marks homelessness week with special performance

StreetCare members shared their stories through drama, music, puppet shows and photography at an event hosted by Belvoir St Theatre.
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  • Civil rights, Discrimination, Update

Online forum: LGBTQ discrimination in religious schools and organisations

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  • Homelessness

HPLS Solicitor Jeremy Rea wins Bondie Award

Solicitor Advocate Jeremy Rea won the award for outstanding service as a criminal defence lawyer.
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  • Homelessness, HPLS women

Watch: Challenging Injustice in Community Housing 

With the help of our Homeless Persons' Legal Service, Bianca challenged an unfair eviction and was able to stay in her home.
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  • Update

Social Justice Dinner 2025 photo gallery

We are delighted to share a gallery of photos from our 2025 Social Justice Dinner.
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  • Update

Social Justice Dinner 2025: celebrating the power of our community

Our guest speaker Cassandra Goldie reflected on the need to fight for social justice and build empathy.
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  • Homelessness, HPLS women

Reflecting on an opportunity to make a life-changing difference

Australian Government Solicitor secondee Madeleine Teo reflects on her time at the HPLS Women's Service.
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  • First Nations justice, Towards Truth

Custodianship of Country: Towards Truth on First Nations exclusion and resilience

Research from Towards Truth shows how the National Parks system has prevented Aboriginal people from accessing Country.
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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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