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We have made a submission to the Joint Standing Committee's national inquiry into racism, hate and violence directed at First Peoples.

National Legal Aid, with support from Victoria Legal Aid, used a Senate Inquiry into the proposed NDIS reforms to call for significant changes to avoid potential negative, life-changing consequences for people with a disability.

We have released Strategy 30, our strategic plan for 2026–30. It sets out where we’ll focus our efforts over the next four years as we continue to work towards fair and inclusive justice in Victoria.

Getting legal advice from our Youth Citizenship in the West project helped sisters Adiba and Arya get their Australian citizenship.

The High Court today handed down its judgment in the case of Chaplin v Secretary, Department of Social Services, dismissing the appeal by Matthew Chaplin, whose Centrelink debt goes back seven years.

We welcome funding to address financial abuse and non-compliance in the Child Support Scheme announced in the recent federal budget.

We are partnering with three community legal centres to create up to six new family lawyer roles.

We welcome funding in the Victorian Budget 2026–27 for programs supporting people facing criminal charges, families and victims of crime.

We are expanding our Aboriginal Community Engagement Officer (ACEO) Program to all our offices to assist more First Peoples clients and help seekers.