June 20, 2016
Over the weekend the Australian Labour Party committed an additional $300,000 to both the Launceston Community Legal Centre and the North West Community Legal Centre if elected in the upcoming Federal election. This is additional to the $870,000 election commitment that was made last week to the Women’s Legal Service ($450,000), the Hobart Community Legal […]
June 20, 2016
CLC Tas today welcomed the Australian Labour Party’s election commitment of $870,000 for three community legal centres in Tasmania’s south – Hobart Community Legal Service, Tenants’ Union of Tasmania and the Women’s Legal Service. The commitment comes several days after the ALP committed to restoring funding to Environmental Defenders Offices across Australia and the Australian […]
June 20, 2016
Barristers from the Tasmanian Bar and solicitors of private firms today joined with members of the legal assistance sector in raising awareness of the Federal Government’s decision to cut funding to the legal assistance sector. A copy of the media release is attached here