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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.

December 11, 2020

Work Rights Legal Education Resources

Understanding your rights at work SMLS was recently funded by the City of Greater Dandenong to create some resources to help people…

October 9, 2020

COVID Fines

COVID fines data reveals gaps in the data, problems with data collection and concerns with the internal review process. Recently, the Crime…

September 28, 2020

Wage theft victory

'Sara'* moved with her husband and three children from Afghanistan in 2016. As new migrants, they struggled to find work and learn…

September 17, 2020

Explainer: The laws silencing victims of sexual assault

On 7 February 2020 new laws were introduced in Victoria, that have caused significant concern as they make it incredibly difficult for…

August 6, 2020

The Gig Economy; Companies, People and Profit

When most people think of the “gig economy", they tend to think of the big companies behind them, Uber, Menulog, Foodora etc.…

July 14, 2020

Referral resource for victims of Sexual Assault

Springvale Monash Legal Service (SMLS), in partnership with the Legal Education Project and the African Australian Legal Network has created this resource…

July 8, 2020

Legal Pathways for Victims of Sexual Assault

Springvale Monash Legal Service, in partnership with the Legal Education Project and the African Australian Legal Network have created this video detailing…

July 2, 2020

Decriminalising Cannabis in Victoria?

In 2019, the Chief Executives Board of the United Nations made a commitment to pursuing ‘alternatives to conviction and punishment in appropriate…

July 2, 2020

Leaders in integrated service delivery

Fines are a huge issue for people living in the south east of Melbourne. We live about an hour away from the…