We welcome the second release of national legal assistance data by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) as an important step in providing national data and evidence of access to justice in Australia.
The House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics have published their report on the inquiry into insurer’s responses to 2022 major flood claims Flood failure to future fairness.
Legal Aid Commissions face a nation-wide crisis in the sustainability of the Independent Children’s Lawyer (ICL) Program. The challenges for these lawyers was a key discussion point at the National Independent Children’s Lawyer conference held in Perth yesterday, where more than 100 Independent Children’s Lawyers were in attendance.
Today, Women’s Legal Services Australia and National Legal Aid will tell the Australian Parliament that family violence must be a factor considered in family law property disputes.
The Australian Human Rights Commission (Cost Protection) Bill was passed last week. National Legal Aid, in partnership with the Kingsford Legal Centre and the Australian Council of Trade Unions, would like to thank everyone involved for their incredible advocacy. We thank and acknowledge everyone who has advocated in this area, as this work has been done by so many organisations with passionate staff and volunteers.
The Federal and State-Territory Attorneys-General are meeting on Tuesday to agree to the allocation of the $3.9 billion investment in legal assistance announced at the National Cabinet meeting on domestic violence a few weeks ago.
Inquiry says “Dedicated funding for veterans’ legal assistance should continue”.
The peak body for Australia’s largest legal sector has welcomed key findings of the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide.
National Legal Aid welcomes the announcement by National Cabinet today of additional funding for legal assistance services and longer-term funding certainty under a new Access to Justice Partnership.
