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Just Hearing: Exploring issues faced by people with lived experience of severe mental health challenges and their interactions with the legal system
Just Hearing: Exploring issues faced by people with lived experience of severe mental health challenges and their interactions with the legal system Canberra Community Law and Rebus Theatre invite you to a challenging and empowering performance of Just Hearing, an interactive performance that explores what […]
Queensland Legal Walk 2024
Led by the Chief Justice of Queensland, the 17th annual Walk is a 5km early morning walk around Brisbane (and other regional cities) starting and finishing at the QEII Courts Building, followed by coffee and brief speeches. The Walk raises funds for LawRight services and […]
2024 Community Legal Centres Queensland Conference
The 2024 Community Legal Centres Queensland Conference will bring the community legal sector together to develop new skills, increase knowledge and collaborate with others. The conference will be held at the Hotel Grand Chancellor, 23 Leichhardt St, Spring Hill on 21 and 22 May. A […]
News
2024 Community Legal Centres Queensland Conference
Registrations for the 2024 Community Legal Centres Queensland Conference are now open. Don’t miss out on your chance to hear from an inspiring line up of speakers exploring a range of topics including: Applying First Nations cultural intelligence, knowledge sharing and ways of being & doing: […]
State of the Sector Report launched in Canberra
Community Legal Centres Australia’s State of the Sector 2022-23 survey report: A Sector in Crisis was launched by Commonwealth Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus KC MP on Monday 25 March 2024. The report paints a vivid picture of how chronic underfunding has pushed community legal centres to […]
Disaster Legal Help
Our thoughts are with all centres located in areas hit by extreme weather events over the Christmas and New Year period. Queensland is now experiencing compounding and cascading climate events. The long tail of community recovery from disasters means there will likely be an influx […]
Success Stories
Overturning refusal of parole address
Peter* is an Aboriginal man in his late 20s who is serving a sentence for robbery offences. He has been diagnosed with an intellectual disability and has limited literacy. He is in a long-term relationship with his partner and they have 3 children together, including […]
Townsville Community Law helps Sophie after she was scammed
Scams are getting harder to spot and can have a devestating impact on peoples lives. Sophie* attended a Townsville Community Law outreach clinic after she had lost $13,000 through a text message spoofing scam. Sophie had received a text message that looked like it was […]
Advocating for autonomy and independence
Ahmed, a 75-year-old widower, was living alone in his own home until a health event resulted in a hospital admission. When Ahmed was admitted it appeared he was struggling to retain information and seemed confused. Hospital staff were concerned about Ahmed’s safety and wellbeing if […]