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Australian legal aid at risk of turning people away unless $484m extra funding provided

Exclusive: report commissioned by National Legal Aid says funds needed to prevent threat of ‘supply failure’, while means testing leaves ‘large cohort’ in need

The Guardian - AU

New legal partnership aimed at reducing child removals

It's hoped a partnership between the Aboriginal Legal Service, Legal Aid and the NSW government will reduce the number of children in out-of-home care.

AAP

Uber Eats driver requires stitches after 'irate' customer assault

The offender became angry when his food was not brought to his door.

The Canberra Times

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Coroner seeking community information about 'suspicious' death

A direct line is now open for anyone with information about Nathan Booth's death.

The Canberra Times

Government announces review of legal aid agreement

Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus has announced details of an independent review into the way governments support legal services.

The New Daily

International agents behind Legal Aid cyber attack: A-G

An AFP investigation into the November 2022 incident is ongoing.

The Canberra Times

NYC Mayor Adams’ administration welcomed legal ‘clarity’ on right to shelter law for migrants with an eye toward narrowing it

NEW YORK - Mayor Adams’ former chief of staff told the Daily News he would have “welcomed” a legal challenge to the city’s handling of the right-to-shelter law in connection with the migrant crisis — a clear indication the Adams administration contemplated how the courts could potentially narrow the law’s…

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Legal Aid lawyers kept in the dark over damning report on terror risk assessment tool

Report casting doubt over use of VERA-2R tool in detaining terrorism suspects post-sentencing was not shared with state governments or Legal Aid

The Guardian - AU

Calls for ACT govt to expand assistance to middle-income earners

The calls were outlined in submissions to a parliamentary inquiry.

The Canberra Times

The other Perth Mint scandal: The Mickelberg brothers and the great gold swindle

Revelations aired by the ABC’s Four Corners about the Perth Mint have been startling to many, but it's not the first time the institution has been embroiled in a scandal.

ABC News

NSW election: Labor’s pledges on domestic violence could affect existing services, PBO warns

Parliamentary Budget Office raises concerns that rollout of promised programs could lead to cutting of Legal Aid and police initiatives

The Guardian - AU

'Unusual' position of ex-director on fraud charge

The former director of Reiwa-Capital surprised a magistrate with an "unusual" request that she did not grant.

AAP

Kimberley youth take to TikTok to fight juvenile crime trends by teaching kids about the law

While the TikTok has drawn anger for glamorising youth crime, these young Kimberley leaders are using it to create change by educating their peers about the legal system.

ABC News

Man serving 7 life terms for rapes, torture to appeal

A Queensland man who received seven life terms for raping and torturing a woman over 23 days in Brisbane is trying to appeal his sentence and conviction.

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NSW's fourth drug court opens in Dubbo as a way to break drug dependency

Breaking the cycle of drug dependency and crime is the motivating factor for the much-advocated drug court, which opened in western NSW on Monday.

Tribune News Service

NYC failing to move Rikers Island detainees out of squalid temporary holding cells within 24 hours, lawyers tell judge

NEW YORK — New York City has failed to comply with a federal judge’s order to make sure Rikers Island detainees are moved out of often fetid temporary holding cells into regular jail beds within 24 hours, according to a legal motion filed Wednesday night.

AAP

Convicted axe killer seeks bail

Queensland woman Emma Louise Ney, who killed her boyfriend with an axe 15 years ago, has sought bail on new charges including for an alleged violent act.

The Guardian - AU

Terry Irving spent 1,671 days in jail for a crime he didn’t commit – and 25 more years seeking justice

Australia is the world’s only democracy that fails to offer statutory legal remedy for those wrongfully imprisoned

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Evening Standard

Solicitors demand Dominic Raab U-turn over solicitor Legal Aid fees

The Law Society of England and Wales is at loggerheads with the government

Liverpool Echo

Tributes to Hillsborough barrister who fought 'decades of lies'

One lawyer said his death marked a "great loss to the law"

Chicago Sun-Times

UChicago Medicine program will provide legal aid to survivors of violence during treatment

Dubbed Recovery Legal Care, the initiative goes beyond providing medical care to address social and economic wounds as well.

Evening Standard

Barrister needed umbrella in court to shield from leaking roof

A barrister needed an umbrella during a court hearing because of a leaking roof, it has been revealed, amid a major call for proper funding of the justice system.

ABC News

Legal Aid ACT refuses to pay 'not insignificant' ransom to hackers who stole data of Canberra domestic violence survivors

Legal Aid ACT is being praised by authorities for refusing to give in to the demands of hackers who stole sensitive client information from the legal service.

The Canberra Times

Legal Aid pleads with hackers to protect 'most vulnerable' Canberrans

The commission's boss is urging cyber criminals not to release confidential client information after it was compromised last week.

The Canberra Times

Group claims responsibility for Legal Aid ACT hack, CEO says

High-risk clients are in touch with police following the cyber attack.

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