Legal Aid

Public servants ramp up support for at-risk families, Law Council calls for serious boost to Legal Aid

Community & Social

Child Safety investigations in QLD increased by 2.3% in the last quarter; ice was the drug affecting 43% of children placed in care last financial…

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Funding for eight magistrates to be included in NSW state budget

By Melissa Coade

New South Wales

An additional eight magistrates will be appointed as part of a $56.1 million justice package for NSW over the next four years. …

Can Whitlam's legal aid legacy survive a funding shake-up?

By Harley Dennett

Features

Do Aboriginal legal services fit into a reformed Commonwealth? Advocates tell The Mandarin they fear funding turf wars could diminish a vital community service.