National Legal Aid

"We should be orienting away from costly criminal justice responses for children under 14, towards services that address children’s circumstances and help them grow and learn," said our Chair @L_Glanville. Read our statement on why we must #RaiseTheAge to 14.

The Federal Govt MYEFO commitment of $17.1 million of vital family law funding is welcomed. This will assist Legal Aid Commissions to continue to deliver high quality legal assistance within the changed environment of the FCFCOA reforms. nationallegalaid.org/resources/medi…

Today we launch our Justice on the Brink Report by ⁦@ImpactEconAU⁩ which identifies that an additional $484 million is needed to increase access to legal assistance for Australia’s most disadvantaged & to address gaps created by a lack of lawyers theaustralian.com.au/business/legal…

National Legal Aid welcomes the passing of the Family Law Amendment Bill today.

Click here to read our media release: nationallegalaid.org/resources/medi…

Our latest newsletter is now available & features updates on our work in the famil law reform space, Your Story Disability Legal Sevice & amica.

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