What a big two days!
We’re proud to have experienced so much learning, connection and thoughtful conversation packed into just two days. The health justice movement is truly coming into its own in Australia, and we see it in every participant and practitioner’s unique contribution.
Here’s to more learning, connection and growth in 2026!
Conference presentations
Across diverse sessions and workshops, here are just some of the presentations we took part in at HJ25 (with more to come!).
- "The power of authentic engagement" – Liz Weaver
- "Power in practice: Strengthening your awareness and impact" – Sharon Friel (Health Justice Australia), Kimia Randall (Australian Centre for Disability Law) & Leah Roberts (Liverpool Hospital)
- "CollabLab" – Karyn Gellie (Health Justice Australia)
- "Just Healthy Families – Playground Partnerships" – Zoe Craven and Megan Hibbs (Women’s Legal Service Tasmania)
- "Mind-led Mental Health and Wellbeing Locals" – John Bamborough (Mind Australia)
- "Lessons learned in Integrated Legal Services" – Sarah Toovey and Luke Cassidy (Ruah Legal Services)
- "Outcomes measurement for HJPs using the resources that you have" – Lyla Pedersen (Health Justice Australia)
- "Getting the Right People in the Room" – Emma Golledge and Dianne Anagnos (Kingsford Legal Centre)
- "Lessons from our evaluation" – Lisa Ward and Laura Brennan (First Step Legal)
- "Building the Foundations of Stable Futures: From informal evaluation to clinical trial" – Kate Adnams (LawRight)
- "Writing your impact story" – Liz Weaver
- :Trans and gender diverse service users 101" – Maggie Korenblium (Health Justice Australia)
- "The Energy Health Nexus – Reframing Energy as a Basic Human Right" – Deborah Fewster (VCOSS)
- "Developing Capability" – Michele Leering
Health Justice Australia’s resources
At the HJA table, we shared a range of resources for those exploring the health justice movement for the first time, to those continuing their learning.
- The health justice landscape in Australia
- Finding a partner for health justice partnership
- I want to start a health justice partnership, but where do I begin: Building blocks
- Funding a health justice partnership
- The rationale for health justice partnership
- Ways of working together: From networking to partnership
- Reviewing the way you partner
Health Justice 2025 reminded us that system change isn’t theoretical, it’s already happening across the country through robust, innovative health justice partnerships. Health Justice Australia created a space where our shared commitment to shifting power back to local communities felt real and actionable.
I returned to work more hopeful than ever about our collective ability to advance equity and access to justice.
The photo gallery
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Speakers at Health Justice 2025
Health Justice Australia’s national conference in 2025 included workshops, breakout sessions and presentations from speakers across the country and globally.
In a world of growing complexity and uncertainty the importance of robust and innovative social, health and legal services cannot be understated. Innovation is, by its nature, challenging, meaning that gatherings like this one are all the more important.
Health justice conferences
At Health Justice Australia conferences, community members and delegates from across service systems, policy and funding share their expertise and learn from each other.
Watch and hear from past attendees on their experience at Health Justice Australia conferences.
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The conference is a fantastic opportunity to really get to meet colleagues, friends, and other practitioners and professionals across both the legal profession as well as health. These events are so important because they really start the conversation around what our respective professions need in the future, and what our community needs.
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