27 Oct Federal budget delivers short term lifelines for specialist legal assistance for women
Women’s Legal Services Australia welcomes the Albanese Government’s Federal Budget and Women’s Budget Statement...
Family Law
05 Aug Consent reform welcomed by Women’s Legal
Women’s Legal Services Victoria welcomes the introduction of legislation to protect victims from sexual assault and reform consent laws....
04 Apr Federal Budget a missed opportunity to increase safety and equality
Click here to read our response to the Federal Budget....
18 Mar Urgent law reform needed to prevent sexual harassment at work
We have joined with 60 other organisations to demand the Government takes action to make workplaces safer. Read our Joint Statement here....
03 Mar Our response to the draft National Plan to end violence against women and children
Read our response to the draft National Plan to end violence against women and children...
02 Sep Important family law reform to boost victim-survivors’ financial recovery post-separation
New laws passed by Federal Parliament today will help women recovering from family violence to rebuild their financial independence after separation, in an important reform initiated by Women’s Legal Service Victoria....
03 Mar Family Court Merger Will Impact Families
The passage of the Family Court merger bill is a disappointing outcome for the safety of women and children. See the response from a coalition of 155 legal and community advocates here....
29 Sep Coronavirus Pandemic – Changes To Our Services
To ensure we can continue to assist women with their legal issues during the COVID-19 pandemic, we have made some important changes to the way we deliver our services. ...
24 Sep Call For Government To Implement Promised Family Law Reforms
We are calling on the Federal Government to deliver on a promised scheme that would have stopped family violence perpetrators hiding their superannuation assets in the family law system. ...