Blair Arthur & Associates is a law firm and consultancy that assists individuals and organisations to find legal pathways to drive meaningful change. The firm works with individuals, organisations and advocacy groups to identify impactful legal challenges and develop targeted litigation strategies.
The firm’s work is informed by opportunities for reform, emerging legal trends and shifting regulatory landscapes. As these evolve, so do the firm’s priorities. The current areas of focus reflect the firm’s present efforts to address significant systemic challenges.
The most effective cases come from uncovering systemic failures, identifying opportunities for reform and working with experts, advocates and those with first hand experience. The firm focuses on matters where there is evidence of:
Legal overreach or misuse of authority
Systemic non-compliance with regulatory obligations
Unfair or unconscionable conduct impacting individuals, families or communities
Emerging legal questions that could set important precedents
Natalija Nikolić is a leading public interest lawyer who has represented whistleblowers, activists, and journalists in some of Australia's most high profile legal cases. She is known for her determined advocacy in politically sensitive cases and her commitment to holding powerful institutions accountable.
Her practice has spanned complex legal challenges, including representing a former military lawyer who exposed alleged war crimes in Afghanistan, a whistleblower who revealed regulatory failures and money laundering risks in the pokies industry, and a new media journalist defending a defamation law suit brought by a politician.
In April 2025, Natalija secured a landmark High Court victory against the state logging company, NSW Forestry Corporation, establishing crucial precedent for special interest litigants to access the Courts.
Natalija has also played a key role in crowdfunding legal defence initiatives for prominent cases including a lawyer prosecuted for exposing Australia's covert surveillance of Timor Leste during treaty negotiations and a tax office whistleblower who revealed aggressive debt collection practices targeting small businesses.
Her work has been featured across major media platforms including in the New York Times, BBC, Washington Post, Australian Financial Review, the Guardian and ABC Four Corners.
Blair Arthur & Associates draws its name from George Orwell, who was born Eric Arthur Blair. His writing serves as a reminder of how power operates through systems, language, and law. The firm navigates complexity through research, strategy, and litigation aimed at exposing misconduct and strengthening legal protections.
The firm welcomes contact from individuals or groups seeking legal support to address harm or systemic issues, as well as from researchers and experts exploring complex issues, barristers interested in public interest work, and journalists pursuing investigations.
Email: contact@blairarthur.com Telephone: +612 8599 2957
Blair Arthur & Associates Pty Ltd | ACN 678 282 187 | Canberra, Australian Capital Territory