Pro Bono Australia: Tackling injustice through reforming the law

Excerpt from Pro Bono Australia: Jonathan Hall Spence leads Strategic Litigation teams at the Justice and Equity Centre, his day to day involves challenging unfair police practices, exposing inhumane treatment in prisons and immigration detention, and working in partnership with Aboriginal organisations to transform the NSW child protection system.

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