Newhouse led a team of lawyers to challenge the Minister of Immigration's decision to refuse to bring a woman who had become pregnant as a result of a rape on Nauru to Australia for a safe and lawful termination.
A legal challenge led by Newhouse involved a team of lawyers in arguing against the Minister of Immigration's refusal to permit an expectant mother who had been raped on Nauru to travel to Australia for a safe and legitimate termination of her pregnancy.