Advocacy, organised.
10 campaigns across 14 issue areas. Filter by status or topic. Each entry is a playbook other organisers can borrow from.
- Australia· 2023active
Refugees Off PNG & Nauru - ARAN
Relocate remaining refugees from PNG/Nauru to safety in Australia or third countries
Led by Australian Refugee Action Network (ARAN) & partners
asylumoffshore-detentionrefugeeresettlement - Australia (National)· 2020active
Justice Reinvestment Network Australia
Build national network of justice reinvestment sites. Scale Maranguka model. Create national evidence base for community-controlled alternatives.
Led by Just Reinvest NSW, Australian Red Cross, various Aboriginal organisations
community-ledjustice-reinvestmentnational-network - Australia (National)· 2020active
Aboriginal Deaths in Custody Watch
["Independent investigation of all Aboriginal deaths in custody","Implementation of all 339 RCIADIC recommendations (only 64% fully implemented after 30+ years)","National justice target in Closing the Gap"]
Led by ["National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Legal Services","ANTaR","Change the Record"]
accountabilitydeaths-in-custodyrciadic - Australia - NSW· 2019active
Justice Reinvestment - Mt Druitt
Apply justice reinvestment principles in Mt Druitt/Western Sydney. Redirect spending from youth incarceration to community programs.
Led by Western Sydney University, Marist180, local Aboriginal orgs
community-ledjustice-reinvestmentyouth-justice - Australia· 2019active
#GameOver
End indefinite offshore detention; secure resettlement incl. NZ deal; permanent safety for people held offshore/APODs
Led by Amnesty International Australia with Craig Foster; sports & arts allies
asylumoffshore-detentionrefugeeresettlement - Australia (National)· 2019active
Justice Reinvestment Network Australia
["Scale Maranguka model nationally","Redirect 20% of detention spending to community programs","Aboriginal community control of justice funding"]
Led by ["Just Reinvest NSW","ANTaR","Maranguka"]
funding-reformjustice-reinvestmentnational - Australia (National)· 2018active
National Custody Notification Service Expansion
Expand the NSW Custody Notification Service model (zero deaths in police cells) to all jurisdictions nationally.
Led by NATSILS, Aboriginal Legal Services, Change the Record
custody-notificationdeaths-in-custodyindigenous-rights - New South Wales, Australia· 2016active
NSW Justice Reinvestment Expansion
Scale Bourke justice reinvestment model to 10 NSW communities
Led by Just Reinvest NSW, Maranguka
communityjustice-reinvestmentnew-south-wales - Australia - NSW· 2013active
Justice Reinvestment - Bourke (Maranguka)
Redirect justice spending from incarceration to community-led programs in Bourke, NSW. Aboriginal community-controlled model.
Led by Just Reinvest NSW, Maranguka Community Hub
community-ledindigenous-rightsjustice-reinvestmentyouth-justice - Australia (National)· 1991active
Decriminalise Public Drunkenness
Decriminalise public intoxication nationally — #1 recommendation of Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody (1991). Still criminalised in QLD, WA, NT.
Led by Aboriginal Legal Services, Public Health Association, civil liberties groups
deaths-in-custodydecriminalisationindigenous-rights