REMINDING | UN World Day of Social Justice Friday 20 February 2026 that injustice doesn’t happen in a moment, and neither does justice.
For thousands of people, harm unfolds over years. Discrimination goes unchallenged, systems fail repeatedly, and voices are ignored. Making change takes people willing to stand alongside families affected, day after day.For more than a decade, the National Justice Project has worked alongside people facing discrimination, using the law as a tool for truth-telling, accountability and systemic change.
Together, we challenge discrimination, expose systemic harm and ensure Australia lives up to its promise of equality and fairness for all.
We do not accept government funding, nor do we charge our clients, so regular support matters. Today we’re asking you to stand with people seeking justice in a powerful way. Join the Justice Allies and become a regular donor.
When you become a regular donor, you help us:
Your impact quadrupled
To mark World Day of Social Justice, any donations until 21 March 2026 will be matched. You can quadruple your impact by inviting a friend to donate too - when both of you give, your combined support goes even further.
Justice is more powerful when we stand together. All donations until 21 March will be matched thanks to our generous matched giver
When you become a regular donor, you help us:
- Show up consistently with clients on the frontline
- Respond to impactful and strategic cases that can take years of support
- Support courageous families seeking truth and accountability
- Challenge discrimination and work to change the systems that allow injustice.
Your impact quadrupled
To mark World Day of Social Justice, any donations until 21 March 2026 will be matched. You can quadruple your impact by inviting a friend to donate too - when both of you give, your combined support goes even further.
Justice is more powerful when we stand together. All donations until 21 March will be matched thanks to our generous matched giver
DISCUSSING | Why the climate crisis is one of the greatest human rights challenges of our time
The Facts: The climate crisis is not just an environmental issue, it’s one of the greatest human rights challenges of our time.
This World Day of Social Justice, we’re launching a new series that takes a deeper look at the issues behind our fight for justice and what needs to change, starting with global heating.
Australia has already warmed by 1.5°C since 1910, with even small increases in temperature driving more extreme heat, storms, droughts, and floods.
The people least responsible for causing the climate crisis are often the hardest hit, with First Nations communities facing devastating impacts to land, water, and food systems, as well as deep cultural losses tied to Country.
People with disability face higher risks during climate disasters, as well as children and young people, who often face reduced access to basic needs such as food and safety.
Without meaningful government action and accountability falling short, urgent change is needed to protect communities from further devastation.
SYDNEY | NJP | GATHERING | LawHack 2026 | 26 March 2026
On 26 March, the National Justice Project will be co-hosting it's third LawHack in Sydney with the Jumbunna Institute for Indigenous Education and Research.
LawHack 2026 brings together teams of legal professionals who will be asked to develop a strategic legal strategy to advance climate justice and pitch it to a panel of experts.
Through LawHack, we are laying the groundwork for climate justice work that holds governments and corporations to account and centres the leadership and lived experience of affected communities.
HAVING | Q&A with Principal Solicitor Ashleigh Buckett
Q: Why is the climate crisis a human rights issue?
A: "The climate crisis impacts the most basic rights people need to live safely and with dignity. Extreme heat, floods, and bushfires put lives at immediate risk, while negative impacts on health, food and water security can be just as dangerous."
Q: Why is the National Justice Project stepping into climate justice work?
A: "The communities the National Justice Project serves are being disproportionately affected by the climate crisis. Climate justice work is a natural extension of our mission to fight systemic injustice."
Q: What’s next for the National Justice Project in the climate justice space?
A: "LawHack 2026 will be our first major project in this space. It brings together teams of legal professionals to develop strategies to support climate justice, hold governments and corporations to account."
HIGHLIGHTING | Climate justice cases and movements in Australia
- Pabai Pabai Case (2021) - Uncles Pabai Pabai and Guy Paul Kabai, from the Guda Maluyligal Nation, gave evidence that rising seas threaten their homes, culture, identity, and future on Country.
- SchoolStrike4Climate - part of a global movement of student strikers committed to ending fossil fuel extraction and securing a safe and livable future.
- Seed Mob - A youth-led movement of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people advocating for social, economic, and environmental justice.
- Australian Youth Climate Coalition - A national network of young people campaigning for climate solutions and government accountability to address the climate crisis.
Kind Regards,
The National Justice Project Team
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National Justice Project (NJP)
Address: PO Box 123, Broadway NSW 2007
Tel: +61 2 9514 4440
We acknowledge that we live and work on the lands of First Nations Peoples, and we pay our respects to their Elders past and present. Our Sydney office is located on the lands of the Gadigal People of the Eora Nation, whose sovereignty was never ceded. This land always was, and always will be, Aboriginal land.