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Mechelle Turvey

For working towards long-term, systemic change for victims of crime following the tragic death of her son Cassius in late 2022.

Dr Daniel Nour

For founding and leading Side Street Medics, a volunteer-operated mobile medical service specifically created to provide care and support for people experiencing homelessness.

Dr Helen Watchirs OAM

For more than 40 years of service as one of Australia’s strongest advocates for human rights, leading to significant law reform in the areas of anti-terrorism, discrimination, mental health, guardianship, tenancy, and criminal legislation.

Gabriel Osborne

Gabriel draws powerfully on their lived experience to advocate for survivors of institutional abuse and conversion practices. After being abused, neglected, and subjected to gay conversion in a mental health facility at 15 years old, they created a peer support group of over 300 people, coordinated free legal representation for more than 70 survivors, and achieved a government commitment to legislative changes. Gabriel recently set up Flying Free, a not-for-profit organisation supporting survivors seeking justice and working towards systemic reform nationally.

Sarah Williams

For outstanding advocacy and support for victims and survivors of sexual assault, especially as the founder of the What Were You Wearing project.

Zahra Al Hilaly

For exceptional advocacy in relation to the human rights and gender equity of young people in Australia and across the Asia Pacific, especially young people from refugee backgrounds.

Maggie Blanden & Keshi Moore

For their outstanding work through Naarm Law Students on Voice to framing First Nations social justice issues using a human rights perspective and for addressing misinformation and disinformation about the Voice referendum across multiple youth-oriented platforms.

Advocacy Tasmania

Advocacy Tasmania works to improve and restore human rights for individuals and the broader community by pursuing systemic change. The not-for-profit organisation provides advocacy and representation for older people, people living with disability or mental health issues, and people who use alcohol and drugs. Advocacy Tasmania campaigns for change using a wide range of powerful advocacy tools from personal stories, public campaigns, submissions to authorities and lobbying powerful people who can make change happen at the systemic level.

Square Peg Round Hole

For outstanding volunteer-led work in relation to providing information about and advocating for inclusive education for neurodivergent children.

Equality Australia and Sydney WorldPride

For supercharging the knowledge, skills and networks of 3200 LGBTIQA+ activists from around the world by delivering the 3-day Sydney WorldPride Human Rights Conference in March 2023, one of largest international LGBTQIA+ human rights conferences ever held.

Sisters Inside

For outstanding work in relation to advocating for the rights of women and girls who are currently or have previously been in prison in Queensland, as well as supporting them to live safely and violence-free in prison and in the community when they leave prison.

Aboriginal Legal Service of Western Australia

The Aboriginal Legal Service of Western Australia (ALSWA) promotes and safeguards the human rights of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people by providing legal expertise, advocating for systemic change and empowering community. ALSWA’s successful litigation in the WA Supreme Court in relation to the conditions faced by young people in Banksia Hill Detention Centre and Unit 18 at Casuarina Prison is testament to the dedication of staff and exemplifies the organisation’s commitment to protecting the human rights of the most marginalised and disadvantaged in the community.

Economic Justice Australia (National)

For defending the social security rights of people across Australia for more than 30 years – including in relation to the recent Robodebt scandal – and advocating for a more effective, equitable and accessible social security system for Australia.

David Barnden

For leading the approach of his firm Equity Generation Lawyers to combatting climate change through innovative, first-of-their-kind legal actions which develop Australia’s common law and create novel paths for addressing climate-related risks and damage.

Human Rights for All

For outstanding work in relation to obtaining liberty for asylum seekers, refugees and stateless persons held in onshore Australian detention – especially those from marginalised communities – by promoting and protecting human rights through legal action, advocacy and education.

Northern Pictures

Northern Pictures has established one of the strongest storytelling reputations in global television. With shows such as Changing Minds, filmed inside Australia’s busiest mental health unit, to Emmy award-winning Love on the Spectrum, following young autistic adults as they navigate love, Northern Pictures creates platforms for voices that are rarely heard in mainstream media. Hard-hitting documentaries, such as See What You Made Me Do and Asking for It, have put family and sexual violence in the spotlight and series such as Employable Me and kid’s drama Hardball, highlight diversity and tell inclusive stories.

Common Ground

For an outstanding approach and commitment to producing innovative and unique content which centres First Nations storytellers and communities in the digital space.

Anne Connolly

For her work as an impactful, change making investigative journalist who shines a light on human rights issues that are often unacknowledged or underreported.

Insight SBS TV

For consistently delivering sensitive, empathetic and inclusive discussions across a broad range of often challenging topics.