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Survivors’ Voices Heard – Sexual Violence Legal Services to Roll Out Nationwide
Read our media release here. Women’s Legal Services Australia (WLSA) welcomes the Federal Government’s response to the Australian Law Reform Commission’s (ALRC) inquiry into justice responses to sexual violence. Today, the Federal Attorney-General, Mark Dreyfus KC, announced that the successful sexual assault legal services pilot program will be expanded from three services to every state…
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Urgent Funding Needed to Meet Growing Demand
Read our media release here. Budget 2025-26 must consider impact of cost of living crisis on domestic violence Women fleeing domestic, family and sexual violence face even greater barriers due to the national cost-of-living crisis, according to Women’s Legal Services Australia. In its submission to the 2025-26 Budget, the peak body says funding is urgently…
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A Step Forward for Women in Crisis
Read our media release here. Women’s Legal Services Australia welcomes increased investment in specialist legal services for women fleeing domestic violence Women’s Legal Services Australia (WLSA) welcomes the Commonwealth Government’s significant boost in funding for women’s legal services. This funding increase marks a critical step forward in supporting women experiencing crisis and addressing gender-based violence.…
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Legal Services Welcome Passage of Historic Family Law Reform
Read our media release here. Women’s Legal Services Australia (WLSA) and National Legal Aid (NLA) applaud the passage of vital amendments to the Family Law Act through the Senate, with passage through the House expected on the final sitting day of 2024. “These reforms mark a significant step towards addressing the complex challenges faced by…
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Family Violence should be considered in property disputes under Family Law Act
Read our media release here. Today, Women’s Legal Services Australia and National Legal Aid will tell the Australian Parliament that family violence must be a factor considered in family law property disputes. The two organisations, along with First Nations Advocates Against Family Violence, Fitzroy Legal Service and Caxton Legal Centre, will appear in the first…
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Women’s Legal Services hopeful Standing Council of Attorneys-General package delivers workable balance
Read our media release here. Women’s Legal Services Australia is calling for adequate and secure funding for specialist women’s legal services ahead of tomorrow’s Standing Council of Attorneys-General (SCAG) meeting, where it will be decided how an additional $500 million will be allocated. Chair Elena Rosenman said the group wanted a minimum investment of $140…