September 15, 2015
New leadership needed to end family violence
The appointment of Malcolm Turnbull as prime minister will be an empty change unless the Federal Government matches its claimed commitment to end family violence with action to fund services and respect their right to advocate.
READ MOREAugust 24, 2015
Community legal centres gather for national conference as new figures reveal severe impact of Federal Government cuts in Victoria
As community legal centres from around Australia converge on Melbourne for their national conference this week, the full impact of Federal Government cuts has been revealed by new figures showing the projected funding for Victorian centres through to 2019–20.
READ MOREAugust 05, 2015
Shine a light on ‘patchwork’ family violence legal system, community legal peak tells royal commission
Victoria’s family violence legal system offers a ‘patchwork response’ that is sometimes dangerously threadbare through poorly funded legal help, inconsistent specialisation and insufficient risk management, the Royal Commission into Family Violence will hear this Wednesday (5 August) in evidence to be presented by the Federation of Community Legal Centres.
READ MOREJuly 06, 2015
Legal services agreement signed amid serious ongoing concerns for community legal clients
A new National Partnership Agreement on Legal Assistance Services between state, territory and federal governments has been signed amid serious ongoing concerns over a failure to fully fund the justice gap, the impact of a significant national funding cut in 2017–18, and restrictions on advocacy campaigns by community legal centres on policy and law reform issues.
READ MOREJune 25, 2015
Royal commission vital to family violence response, community lawyers say
A submission released today by the State peak for Victoria’s 50 community legal centres has made more than 60 recommendations to the Royal Commission into Family Violence.
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