Via The Wire – Independent current affairs from community radio around Australia

The nation’s community legal service is stretched and unable to meet a growing demand for services due to decades of underfunding. This is according latest survey released by the Australian Council of Social Service revealed today that 73% of legal service providers could not meet client demand. ACOSS says this is greatly affecting some of the most disadvantaged members of the Australian community. Many legal centers in Queensland and Victoria have experienced further budget cuts this year.

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