On National Pro Bono Day, almost 200 members of Sydney’s legal community gathered for the Walk for Justice 2025, to celebrate the positive impact that legal pro bono work has on social justice in Australia. Twenty organisations were represented at this year’s event.

A stateless refugee facing removal to Nauru, being supported by the Refugee Advice & Casework Service (RACS) and pro bono lawyers commenced proceedings seeking to remain in Australia whilst the Court considers whether the cancellation of his visa was lawful. The Courts have upheld his right to do so and he will no longer face imminent removal to Nauru.

Refugee Advice & Casework Service (RACS) welcomes a landmark decision from the UN Human Rights Committee, which found Australia violated the human rights of a group of refugee children. The decision comes nine years after RACS lodged a complaint on behalf of a group of unaccompanied children who were arbitrarily detained on Nauru.