We’re working with Monash Faculty of Law to bring back student criminal law sessions in 2025. This much-loved program gives law students a practical way to learn legal skills through a social justice lens.
New expanded provisions by the Australian Government will allow the secondary applicants of 11 permanent visa categories to access Family Violence Protections while continuing their permanent visa pathway. Here are some of the ways family violence impacts temporary visa holders, and why we need to do better.
November marks a significant moment in the fight against family violence, with the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women on November 25th.
It’s Transgender Awareness Week. This week is a powerful reminder of the importance of visibility, education, and support for transgender individuals. We reflect on the
The housing crisis has a disproportionate impact on migrant and CALD communities, as well as women fleeing domestic violence. To solve the housing crisis, we need to fund pathways towards housing justice.
People want to see lawyers, lawyers want to see these people; why the admin and intake team are the backbone of every organisation and CLC irrespective of emerging artificial intelligence.
As a CLC, with a human rights focus, we have been ready to take up an opportunity that allows our organisation to address gaps in legal inequalities felt by underserved communities including the LGBTIQA+ community.
Community Legal Centres have an incredible opportunity to assist all our clients who put enormous belief and trust in our services. For this reason, our sector remains determined and passionate to go above and beyond to get the best possible outcome for our clients.
Advocacy for clients who work in the sex industry is a longstanding and ongoing issue. Community legal centres have joined a long list of groups who support the decriminalisation of sex work.
Through the course of our work in the family violence and migration space we have seen how difficult it is for victim-survivors on temporary partner visas to provide the mountains of evidence required to prove their experiences of family violence.
