National Legal Aid welcomes funding to reform the Child Support Scheme
National Legal Aid welcomes the announcement in the Federal Budget of $182.6 million over four years from 2026-27 and $19.6 million ongoing from 2030–31 to address issues of weaponisation, financial abuse and non-compliance in the Child Support Scheme. As the main provider of child support legal assistance nationally, Legal Aids acknowledge the significant positive impact these reforms will have on vulnerable women and children.
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National Legal Aid welcomes the passage of legislation to establish a Commonwealth Parole Board
Media release from National Legal Aid welcoming the passage of legislation to establish a Commonwealth Parole Board
Budget cuts to legal assistance will put women and children at risk, warns National Legal Aid
In this media release, National Legal Aid expresses deep concern about potential cuts to legal assistance for victim-survivors of domestic and family violence in the upcoming Federal Budget.