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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.

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…

January 10, 2025

We’re welcoming back Student Criminal Law Sessions at Dandenong Magistrates Court in 2025

We are thrilled to announce the return of our Professional Practice Criminal Law Sessions at the Dandenong Magistrates Court, recommencing in the…

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…

July 16, 2021

The Exploitation of Migrant Workers in Australia

The exploitation of migrant workers in Australia urgently needs to be addressed. The current protections are limited, and migrant workers are often…