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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 […]
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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) […]
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Inquiry into the Migration Amendment Bill 2024
Read our submission here. Women’s Legal Services Australia (WLSA) welcomes the opportunity to contribute to […]
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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 […]
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Inquiry into the Family Law Amendment Bill 2024
Read our submission here. We welcome the opportunity to provide a submission to the Senate […]
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Enhancing Civil Protections and Remedies for Forced Marriage
Read our submission here. Women’s Legal Services Australia (WLSA) welcomes the opportunity to provide a […]
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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 […]
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Women’s Legal Services hopeful National Cabinet package is the real deal
Read our media release here. Women’s Legal Services Australia has welcomed the announcement of $3.9 […]
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Inquiry into Family Violence Orders
Read our submission here. Women’s Legal Services Australia (WLSA) welcomes the parliamentary inquiry into family […]
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ALRC Inquiry into Justice Responses to Sexual Violence
Read our submission here. Improving responses to sexual violence is a national issue and requires […]
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Inquiry into the Financial Services Regulatory Framework in Relation to Financial Abuse
Read our submission here. Women’s Legal Services Australia welcomes the opportunity to contribute to the […]
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Independent Review of the Fair Work Amendment (Paid Family and Domestic Violence Leave) Act 2022 (Cth)
Read our submission here. Women’s Legal Services Australia (WLSA) advocated for the introduction of paid […]
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Worker non-compete clauses and other restraints
Read our submission here. Women’s Legal Services Australia (WLSA) welcomes the Competition Review’s consideration of […]
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Federal Budget forces women’s legal services to reduce legal assistance for women fleeing violence
Read our media release here. Women’s Legal Services Australia says the 2024-25 Federal Budget is […]
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New report reveals how Australia’s child support system facilitates economic abuse of women
Today, national peak body Women’s Legal Services Australia released their research report into the non-payment […]
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Governments must match community concern with funding for specialist legal help for women
Over the weekend, we saw a community-led groundswell of voices calling for federal action to […]
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Inquiry into the Migration Amendment (Removal and Other Measures) Bill 2024
Read our submission here. Women’s Legal Services Australia welcomes the opportunity to contribute to the […]
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Inquiry into issues related to menopause and perimenopause
Read our submission here. Women’s Legal Services Australia welcomes the Senate Community Affairs References Committee […]
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Inquiry into the Administrative Review Tribunal Bill 2023
Read our submission here. Women’s Legal Services Australia (WLSA) welcomes the opportunity from the House […]
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More than 52,000 women to be turned away from Women’s Legal Services due to funding crisis
Read our media release here. Today, Women’s Legal Services Australia published its 2024 Federal Budget […]
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Federal Budget Submission 2024-25
Read our submission here. Women’s Legal Services are an important and distinct part of the […]
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National inquiry must deliver ‘fundamental change’ to Australia’s response to sexual assault
Women’s Legal Services Australia (WLSA) has welcomed the Federal Government’s announcement today of an Australian […]
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Exposure Draft of the Family Law Amendment Bill (No.2) 2023
Read our submission here. Women’s Legal Services Australia recently made a submission to the Attorney-General’s […]
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A stronger, more diverse and independent community sector
Read our submission here. Women’s Legal Services provide high quality free legal services for women, […]
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Review of the National Legal Assistance Partnership (NLAP) 2020-25
Read our submission here. For more than 40 years, it has been recognised that women […]
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Family law reforms to re-focus on the best interests of children
Women’s Legal Services Australia (WLSA) has welcomed the Federal Government’s family law reform package, which […]
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Multicultural Framework Review
Read our submission here. Everyday WLSA observes the significant impact the migration system has on […]
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Women’s Legal Services welcome Senate Inquiry recommendation for legal assistance for victim-survivors of sexual assault
The report of the Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee inquiry into current and proposed […]
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Inquiry into the worsening rental crisis in Australia
Read our submission here. Women’s Legal Services Australia (WLSA) thanks the Senate Standing Committees on […]
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Continuing Professional Development for legal practitioners on coercive control
Read our submission here. Women’s Legal Services Australia (WLSA) commends the Attorney-General’s Department for providing […]
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Youth Justice and child wellbeing reform across Australia
Read our submission here. Women’s Legal Services Australia (WLSA) thanks the National Children’s Commissioner for […]
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Inquiry into the Family Law Amendment Bill 2023
Read our submission here. WLSA welcomes the introduction of the Family Law Amendment Bill 2023 […]
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Specialised and trauma-informed legal services pilot for victims and survivors of sexual assault
Read our submission here. In the 2022-23 Federal Budget, the Government provided $8.4 million over […]
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Response to the Administrative Review Reform Issues Paper
Read our submission here. Women’s Legal Services Australia observes the significant impact the migration system, […]
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Review into an Appropriate Cost Model for Commonwealth Anti-Discrimination Laws
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Position Summary – Exposure Draft of the Family Law Amendment Bill 2023
Read our Position Summary here.
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Overdue reforms to make our family law system safer for victim-survivors and their children.
Read our media release here.
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Federal budget delivers short term lifelines for specialist legal assistance for women.
Read our media release here.
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Women’s legal services deliver action plan for incoming Federal Government.
Read the media release here. Australia’s peak network for specialist women’s legal services will launch […]
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