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Grata builds a fairer world by harnessing the power of high impact strategic litigation to create structural change. Democracy works when people can exercise their right to have a voice, including in court, where facts prevail over spin.

Australians are regularly blocked from exercising this basic democratic right because of insurmountable financial barriers to groundbreaking litigation, making it almost impossible to hold powerful governments and corporate leaders accountable.

Grata breaks down these barriers in three keys areas: climate justice, human rights, and democratic freedoms. 

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OUR COMMUNITY SUPPORTS PEOPLE TO ACCESS THE COURTS

HOW WE MAKE IT HAPPEN

We use a movement lawyering approach, an innovative model of collaborative justice which grew out of the US civil rights movement to build the power of the people, not the power of the law.     

We work alongside affected communities, taking direction from them and centring their voices to build integrated litigation and campaign strategies that tackle injustice.  

We collaborate with legal experts and advocacy partners on strategic public interest cases, remaining accountable to the people and communities we work with.

We have a proven track record of prioritising cases with the potential to break gridlocks and create systemic change with significant sustainable impact for communities.

We collaborate
WE COLLABORATE

WE COLLABORATE

We unite grassroots community movements, bold lawyers, brave champions and civil society organisations who want to challenge unfairness in the courts.
We pinpoint
WE PINPOINT

WE PINPOINT

We work with affected people and communities to pinpoint, support and design cases that can protect or advance groundbreaking rights and freedoms.
We Fund
WE FUND

WE FUND

Our community chips in to fund expensive litigation costs and remove barriers to the power of the court.

LATEST.

MEDIA RELEASE: Ms Grover attempts to overturn Federal Court finding that she discriminated against Ms Tickle because she is a trans woman

October 03, 2024

In August this year, the Federal Court affirmed Ms Roxanne Tickle’s right to be treated with dignity and respect, finding that Giggle for Girls women’s app and its owner Ms Sally Grover indirectly discriminated against Ms Tickle on the basis of her gender identity...

MEDIA ALERT: Legal challenge over WA Government’s remote housing neglect and rent hikes to be heard today, could lead to nation-wide precedent

September 24, 2024

Ms Jacobs, a First Nations public housing tenant living in the remote Pilbara town of Wakathuni will have her test case against the WA Housing Authority heard today, in what could set a state-wide precedent and have far-reaching implications for renters across Australia.

MEDIA RELEASE: “One of the most significant reforms to access to justice in a generation”: Costs Protection Bill passes Federal Parliament

September 19, 2024

As the key architect of new costs protection, Grata Fund celebrates major reforms for victims of discrimination which passed the Senate today.

Dharug Nation

We acknowledge the Bidjigal and Gadigal peoples of the Dharug Nation who are Traditional Owners of the unceded land on which we live and work. We pay our respects to all First Peoples of this land, their Elders and their Ancestors and celebrate the enduring connections of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to culture and Country.