Stories from CLCs

 
15 Nov 2021

A fair and just immigration system means that a person’s right to feel safe, to stay with their kids and to fully participate in our community is not dependent on their visa status.

15 Nov 2021

Far West Community Legal Centre on community power, ending postcode injustice, and the change needed to ensure people in regional, rural and remote areas can access the support they need to thrive and live safe and healthy lives.

04 Nov 2021

The HIV/AIDS Legal Centre has a vision for justice that tackles stigma, ends discrimination, and ensures the social and physical wellbeing of people living with HIV.

04 Nov 2021

Housing, domestic violence, and fines have an added complexity in Albury–Wodonga, a town that straddles both New South Wales and Victoria.

04 Nov 2021

Systemic change is needed to address the abuse of older people, and ensure that the rights and values of older people are respected. By Seniors Rights Service.

04 Nov 2021

Strengthening sex workers' rights, a fairer system for trans people, and a compassionate health-based approach to drug use are all part of Inner City Legal Centre's vision for a just future.

27 Sep 2021

This community-controlled organisation provides holistic and culturally safe legal and non-legal services in Forbes and throughout the central-west.

30 Aug 2021

Being underpaid is a common experience for many young Australian workers.

05 Jul 2021

After an incredible 22 years of service, Dianne Day - a much-loved member of the Shoalcoast Community Legal Centre - is retiring.

05 Jul 2021

Our new $200,000 scholarship will enable Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander university students to gain valuable work experience in community legal centres across New South Wales. 

30 Jun 2021

A recent report by the NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research concluded that there was no significant spike in domestic violence during COVID lockdowns. However, community legal centres say that crime data fails to capture the whole picture.

09 Jun 2021

The argument that acting on climate change is not core to community legal centres business no longer holds (if it ever did).