November 09, 2026
FIGJAM takes home the 2026 Tim McCoy Memorial Prize at annual community legal celebration
The members of FIGJAM, a collective of formerly incarcerated women and gender-diverse people, have been announced as the recipient of the 2026 Tim McCoy Memorial Prize at the community legal sector's annual event commemorating one of its pioneers, Tim McCoy.
READ MOREOctober 29, 2026
New data shows Victorians increasingly turning to community legal services to cope with housing crisis
As the ongoing housing crisis continues to squeeze Victorians, new data reveals a growing number of people across the state are accessing legal help to manage its impact on their household.
READ MORESeptember 18, 2026
‘Youth crime is falling across the board’ – Senate committee calls for national taskforce and minimum standards in youth justice
A cross-party Senate committee has today found no evidence of a youth crime crisis that has been used to justify a decade of harsher laws, while calling for national minimum standards and a national taskforce to prevent the ongoing harm to children in detention.
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September 16, 2026
Family violence reforms deliver progress and new risks for victim-survivors
The Victorian Government's latest family violence reforms include some important and long-overdue changes, but several measures risk making things harder for victim-survivors.
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September 09, 2026
Time for Victoria to finally end the criminalisation of begging
The community legal sector strongly supports moves to decriminalise begging, bringing Victoria into line with all other states and territories - including New South Wales, which removed the offence from their criminal law in 1979.
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