Community Legal Centres Australia

Community Legal Centres Australia (CLCs Australia) – peak national body for community legal centres in Australia.

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Reminder: the Free + Equal Conference is coming up this Thursday and Friday. If you haven't registered yet, get your tickets now!

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Everyone benefits when human rights at the heart of our laws.

Congratulations to the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights recommending a Human Rights Act.

Let's build the momentum so it is legislated by the Albanese Government. Join the call at https://t.co/U4IZR3BtIF

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The NLAP Review report is finally out. The onus is now on governments to deliver significant additional funding and a new, improved partnership agreement by MYEFO 2024.
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The NLAP report is finally here. Read it now: https://t.co/1ynNBefgsk

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This week is National Reconciliation Week 2024. Yesterday, staff from Community Legal Centres Australia and from community legal centres working on Gadigal Country joined a rally outside NSW Parliament calling for an end to the Stolen Generations.

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'Christine Robinson, the chief executive of Wirringa Baiya Aboriginal Women’s Legal Centre, said the centre was considering a pause in advertising its services in case it was forced to turn women away.'

Read: https://t.co/EeEj7zG8tj

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"It seems to be a waiting game, to see which government's going to step up and provide that increased funding" - Chelsea McKinney, Chief Executive, Community Legal WA

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ARC Justice has been looking at the human rights implications of Mount Alexander Shire Council's move to evict single mother Beck Meyers and her children from their only housing, on land she owns.

Read more: https://t.co/0bz7vhwmtb

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“There’s a crisis and just demand for legal help generally because we’re turning away hundreds of people a year in need of legal help, and particularly in the area of family violence." - Eastern Community Legal Centre CEO Michael Smith

Read: https://t.co/U4eUMc78au

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Here's the second part of the interview we posted on Sunday. Community legal centres are on the frontlines of responding to domestic, sexual and family violence. We need governments to step up and properly fund the services people rely on to stay safe.

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"Last year, we were unable to assist 368,000 people who tried to get services from community legal centres, but we just didn't have the resources to assist them - that's a justice crisis."
- Tim Leach, CEO, Community Legal Centres Australia

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The largest area of work for community legal centres is family law & family violence, but our sector is forced to turn away 1,000 people a day because we don't have enough resources.

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"As we get closer to June 2025, we're going to have to stop taking on cases. It's not ethical to offer someone an ongoing service when you aren't certain that you can keep the doors open." - Arlia Fleming, CEO, Blue Mountains & Central Tablelands CLC

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"With both the state and federal budgets failing to properly address the gap in funding, nor provide funding security for future years, it is essential that both governments address this hole…before even more people fall into it." - Chelsea McKinney, CLWA
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Here our Deputy Chair Arlia Fleming talks about the impact of this week's inadequate budget on frontline services and the people who rely on them.

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Fran Kelly and Patricia Karvelas discussed the failure of the 2024 budget to fund frontline services like community legal centres that prevent and respond to DFV in yesterday's Party Room ABC podcast.

Listen: https://t.co/brLaxppLFA

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The government's failure to adequately invest in community legal centres this budget sends a message to our sector to plan for winding down services.

Read our full release online here: https://t.co/ZpDlbG7YKo

#FundEqualJustice #CommunityLaw #Budget2024

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Did you catch this story on Friday?
https://t.co/DRMjcSq7Mt

We're looking forward to seeing what today's budget includes for community legal centres to ensure people who rely on our services can keep accessing the help they need.

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Here's a message from our CEO Tim Leach about what community legal centres need in tomorrow's budget in order to keep giving people and communities the support they rely on.

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Just 4 weeks left to the Australian Human Rights Commission's Free + Equal Conference.

AHRC has now announced keynote speakers Michael Kirby and Jennifer Robinson, and that there is a 60% discount for students - go check it out and register now!

https://t.co/v0Fz1kWubn