Budget
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NSW budget: welcome commitment to ‘closing the gap’ initiatives
19th Sep 2023The NSW Government’s commitment to ‘closing the gap’ initiatives is a welcome inclusion in the state budget announced today, as is the focus on women and multicultural communities, says the Australian Lawyers Alliance.
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Federal budget supports many important initiatives but legal assistance funding missing
10th May 2023Essential legal assistance funding was missing from a federal budget that did deliver welcome funding for key Government initiatives including the revised administrative review body, the National Anti-Corruption Commission and a new Aged Care Act
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First Nations justice: a welcome priority in Budget Update 2022 - 2023
26th Oct 2022The commitment to justice for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples shown in the Federal Budget Update is welcome, says the Australian Lawyers Alliance (ALA).
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Budget 2020 failed to address the urgent and life-threatening issues in aged care
7th Oct 2020The 2020 federal budget has failed to address the systemic problems in aged care that COVID-19 has tragically exposed, says the Australian Lawyers Alliance (ALA).
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Regional justice under threat
16th May 2019With the South Australian justice system facing further funding cuts in the upcoming June budget, Amy Nikolovski explains why regional court services must be protected.