CAWLS welcomes funding announcement for legal assistance services and calls for funding to be directed to specialist legal services
Women’s Legal Services Australia (WLSA), a national network of community legal centres specialising in women’s legal issues, welcomes the Government’s announcement of an additional $63.3 million for the legal assistance sector to provide services during and in response to COVID-19. We further welcome 40% of this funding being used for matters involving domestic violence. Together…