May 30, 2024
Funding model for legal assistance inadequate, independent review finds
An independent review of legal service funding by Dr Warren Mundy has found that current levels of funding are insufficient to meet Australia’s legal assistance needs.
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May 13, 2024
Australia needs a Human Rights Act now
Our society is one where every child should have a great education, regardless of their postcode, and where every individual has quality healthcare and a safe and secure place to call home, regardless of their bank balance. But that isn’t a reality for everyone.
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May 10, 2024
Proposed Bill that would ban citizens from designated countries from entering Australia and criminalise some migrants is inhumane
The Federal Government is seeking to legislate the Migration Amendment (Removals and Other Measures) Bill 2024, which we believe to be inhumane and discriminatory.
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May 08, 2024
No budget cuts to community legal sector, but without additional funding huge legal need will remain unmet
Victorian Community Legal Centres are disappointed that yesterday's budget announcement did not include a much-needed injection of additional funding to the Victorian community legal sector.
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May 06, 2024
Community Legal Centres struggling to provide critical family violence support as funding trails demand
The community legal sector plays a critical role in keeping women and children safe from family violence, forming a key part of the network of services involved in family violence support. Yet a lack of funding for the family violence services that Community Legal Centres provide means that centres are forced to turn away thousands of victim survivors of family violence in need of their assistance.
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