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Stay up to date with the latest from South-East Monash Legal Service, including updates on our work, community initiatives and law reform.

November 14, 2025

We Support Treaty in Victoria

South-East Monash Legal Service strongly supports Treaty in Victoria as a vital step toward healing, justice, and self-determination.  South-East Monash Legal Service…

September 18, 2025

Police “No Reason” Searches: What They Mean for Our Community

Changes to the Control of Weapons Act 1990 (Vic) have expanded police powers to stop and search people in designated areas — even…

August 14, 2025

How student criminal lawyers are improving criminal justice outcomes in the southeast 

Our criminal law program is now home to the only student-supervised duty lawyer service currently operating in Victoria. Based at South-East Monash…

December 7, 2022

Supporting women on temporary visas experiencing family violence 

The Safe Landing Program supports victims/survivors of family violence on temporary visas to recover and thrive, by assisting them to navigate the legal…

August 25, 2022

Standing Up Against Sexual Harassment in Workplaces 

Sexual harassment impacts every workplace in Australia. According to SafeWork Australia, one in three people (33%) said they have experienced sexual harassment…

April 4, 2022

Australia’s new agricultural visa and risk of exploitation

The Australian Federal Government is introducing a new agriculture visa to address the labour shortages currently being faced by the sector.   The…

March 23, 2022

A right to work free from sexual harassment

One in every two Australian women has been subjected to sexual harassment at some point in their lives.   Led by Australian Sex…

September 30, 2021

Wage gap in Australia’s aged-care sector

The issue of low wages for care workers and nurses in residential aged care is long-standing. In 2018, the Royal Commission into…

August 27, 2021

Australia’s response to the crisis in Afghanistan: our legacy of harsh immigration policies

“I have been on calls with my family in Kabul the whole night who are in a desperate situation trying to flee…