'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.

#FundEqualJustice #CommunityLaw #Budget2024

'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
abc.net.au/news/2024-05-1…

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: abc.net.au/listen/program…

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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: clcs.org.au/media-release-…

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Did you catch this story on Friday?
abc.net.au/news/2024-05-1…

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!

freeandequal.com.au

We're grateful for the Attorney-General's support for community legal centres. Now we're looking to the budget to turn words of support into real funding increases, so that people who rely on our sector to stay safe can continue to do so.

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Read on ABC News: abc.net.au/news/2024-05-0…

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Mark Dreyfus Jim Chalmers MP
Community Legal Centres NSW Community Legal Centres Queensland Community Legal WA CLCs Tasmania Federation of Community Legal Centres Victoria Community Legal Centres (SA)

Financial support to help women escape violence is important. But they also need somewhere to go and access to social, emotional, and legal supports. #fundequaljustice now. Community legal centres need an extra $125 million in the May budget to meet overwhelming demand. #auspol

We're calling on the government to prioritise the safety and rights of Australian women by boosting funding for Community Legal Centres in the upcoming budget on 14 May.

Read our letter to the Government here: bit.ly/3y03KeE

Taking gendered violence seriously means funding services that keep women safe - media release from Community Legal Centres Australia
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“I cannot wrap my head around how these frontline service organisations are underfunded, their funding isn’t indexed, and they’re dealing with more, having to do more with less.' - Senator David Pocock

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There is an epidemic of gender-based violence in this country, and yet the services that respond to this violence (including community legal centres) are under-funded and forced to turn away people in crisis.

#FundEqualJustice #CommunityLaw

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You can register now for the 2024 Free + Equal Human Rights Conference, which will be taking place over two days, 6-7 June, at the Hyatt Regency, Sydney.

humanrights.gov.au/free-and-equal…