Shortcut: Fighting Discrimination in Australia's Justice System

Australian True Crime

Meshel Laurie

True Crime

4.6 • 979 Ratings

🗓️ 17 November 2024

⏱️ 23 minutes

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This is a "Shortcut" episode. It’s a shortened version of this week’s more detailed full episode, which is also available on our feed.

Our guest today brings a refreshing perspective on what's possible within our justice system when it's approached with equal amounts of skill and human compassion.

George Newhouse is the CEO and the Principal Solicitor of the National Justice Project.

Its mission is to take strategic action to create a fair and equitable society that is free from discrimination.

When I first read that statement on their website, to be honest, I thought they were dreaming. But having now met George, my faith is revitalised and I'm very excited to introduce him and his work to you.

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Host: Meshel Laurie. You can find her on Instagram

Guest: George Newhouse

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0:00.0	Let's be honest, lawyers don't have the greatest reputation in the world.
0:09.0	The entire legal system often baffles us, and it sometimes feels like lawyers are these aloof keepers of knowledge,
0:16.0	whose allyship lasts only as long as it can be paid for.
0:20.0	But our guest today on Australian True Crime
0:22.5	brings a refreshing perspective on what's possible
0:25.0	within our justice system
0:26.4	when it's approached with equal amounts of skill
0:29.1	and human compassion.
0:31.0	George Newhouse is the CEO and the principal solicitor
0:34.3	of the National Justice Project.
0:36.5	Its mission is to take strategic action to create a fair and equitable society that is free from discrimination.
0:43.3	When I first read that statement on their website, to be honest, I thought they were dreaming.
0:48.3	But having now met George, my faith is revitalised, and I'm very excited to introduce him and his work to you.
0:56.1	Let's begin by establishing George's credentials and hearing a little bit about the lucrative career in corporate law that he turned his back on.
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