News

October

Supporting our specialist accreditation candidates

16 October 2018

Have your say on ALRC family law system review

16 October 2018

Awards to help foster discrimination expertise

15 October 2018

Our report for the Victorian Ombudsman’s investigation into State Trustees

10 October 2018

Our Dandenong office has moved

9 October 2018

Demand for help for complex legal problems continues to grow

3 October 2018

Increased funding to help Aboriginal families in the child protection system

2 October 2018

September

Action needed to stop children in state care entering youth justice

26 September 2018

Australian Solicitors Conduct Rules review

26 September 2018

Reporting on our reconciliation action plan

24 September 2018

Hear the whisper, not the roar

24 September 2018

Changes to the means test

14 September 2018

Increase in sexual harassment – we need better protection for victims

13 September 2018

Reforms to Residential Tenancies Act will bring fairer, safer housing

7 September 2018

Transforming our child protection services

5 September 2018

Reasons for eviction must be clear – a win in the Supreme Court for Victoria’s tenants

5 September 2018

New Managing Director appointed to Victoria Legal Aid

4 September 2018

Doing it for the kids

4 September 2018

Stronger link between family courts and Family Dispute Resolution Service

3 September 2018

August

Our submission to the Statutory Review of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal

31 August 2018

Executive director takes up critical role at IBAC

22 August 2018

Showcasing the barrister–solicitor relationship

21 August 2018

Supporting and mentoring our African Australian lawyers

21 August 2018

Centrelink expands flawed debt collection to vulnerable people

15 August 2018

Victoria Legal Aid welcomes George Habib to our Board

8 August 2018

Ending homelessness together

7 August 2018

Board appoints acting managing director

6 August 2018

Update on the Means Test Review

6 August 2018

In conversation with Victorian Ombudsman Deborah Glass

6 August 2018

Bevan Warner's farewell speech

3 August 2018

The Honourable Chief Judge Alstergren welcomed at our Family Law Forum

3 August 2018

New family advocacy and support services coming to Bendigo and Melbourne

1 August 2018

July

Upholding the importance of human rights

24 July 2018

Free legal help appointments available in south-west Victoria

19 July 2018

Changes to protect victims of family violence in family law proceedings welcomed

19 July 2018

Vital legal help for people on temporary work visas

17 July 2018

Conference highlights commitment to human rights

11 July 2018

New specialist Youth Crime advocate roles

10 July 2018

An inspiring journey into the law

10 July 2018

Another step towards reconciliation

10 July 2018

Submission on the Child Information Sharing Scheme

6 July 2018

June

New laws to protect victims of family violence in the family law courts welcomed

28 June 2018

All charges dropped against our NDIS client Francis

26 June 2018

More support required for NDIS and people with intellectual disabilities

26 June 2018

Rowan McRae appointed Executive Director Civil Justice, Access and Equity

26 June 2018

Spreading the word about the benefits of new Family Advocacy and Support Services

21 June 2018

Commonwealth Attorney-General visits Victoria Legal Aid

12 June 2018

Info session for lawyers and community workers on Family Advocacy and Support Services

12 June 2018

Explainer – why we fund serious criminal cases

4 June 2018

New online tool helps more Victorians access legal support services

1 June 2018

May

Our first Reconciliation Action Plan

30 May 2018

Courts should make the call on diversion

29 May 2018

Dual role delivers double the benefits

28 May 2018

Meet our latest LIV award winner

28 May 2018

A review of our publication 'What's the law? Australian law for new arrivals' kit

16 May 2018

Law Week grants celebrate continuing Aboriginal law and community strength

15 May 2018

Legal Aid commissions call for justice targets to close the gap

15 May 2018

Opening of Law Week 2018

11 May 2018

15 reforms to improve the safety, accessibility and inclusiveness of the family law system

10 May 2018

Five directions, 15 recommendations to improve the family law system’s response to family violence

10 May 2018

A safe, accessible and inclusive family law system

8 May 2018

Explainer – The Crimes Mental Impairment and Unfitness to be Tried Act

3 May 2018

Giving hope to survivors of family violence

2 May 2018

Extra funding to ease the pressure welcomed

2 May 2018

'If I can do it, so can you' – a profile of Lawyer Daniel Ajak

1 May 2018

April

Leading Criminal Law Services at Victoria Legal Aid

30 April 2018

The other side of the story

26 April 2018

Test cases cement legal safeguards in controversial ‘fast-track’ process for people seeking asylum

23 April 2018

Using complaints to identify improvement

18 April 2018

High Court clarifies powers of Immigration Assessment Authority in ‘fast-track’ process for people seeking asylum

18 April 2018

Rare opportunity to lead social justice in Victoria

4 April 2018

March

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander incarceration report sets stark challenge

28 March 2018

Health and funding focus welcome in drug law reform report

27 March 2018

Our advocacy for an NDIS provider of last resort continues

22 March 2018

Over 50,000 years of law

22 March 2018

Increase in funding for civil law matters

20 March 2018

Streamlinefines – a new way of dealing with infringements

20 March 2018

Youth justice challenges outlined in report

20 March 2018

Reaching out to Women on Farms

20 March 2018

Help shape legal services for young people

16 March 2018

Midyear report – demand pressures expected to continue

7 March 2018

New lawyer and graduate law positions open

7 March 2018

Assisting vulnerable clients with SRSS debts

7 March 2018

February

Supporting important amendments to the Family Law Act 1975

23 February 2018

New program area to address disadvantage

21 February 2018

Acknowledging the Impact of the Trial Counsel Development Program

20 February 2018

Interim Bail Night Court funding for Victoria Legal Aid Duty Lawyer Service

6 February 2018

A new face for Criminal Law

6 February 2018

Concern about young people transferred to adult prisons

6 February 2018

Creating a sentencing guidelines council

2 February 2018

Understand your legal options when faced with discrimination

2 February 2018

January

New law program bringing greater diversity

29 January 2018

Encouraging results in child protection pilot programs

8 January 2018