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06 Dec 2021

A coalition of legal and civil society organisations have called for a four month pause on COVID fine enforcement action.

01 Dec 2021

The Employment Rights Legal Service is a new free legal service for migrants and vulnerable workers in NSW.

24 Nov 2021

This year community legal centres in NSW supported more than 54,000 people and provided more than 185,000 services.

15 Nov 2021

A fair and just immigration system means that a person’s right to feel safe, to stay with their kids and to fully participate in our community is not dependent on their visa status.

15 Nov 2021

Far West Community Legal Centre on community power, ending postcode injustice, and the change needed to ensure people in regional, rural and remote areas can access the support they need to thrive and live safe and healthy lives.

04 Nov 2021

The HIV/AIDS Legal Centre has a vision for justice that tackles stigma, ends discrimination, and ensures the social and physical wellbeing of people living with HIV.

04 Nov 2021

Housing, domestic violence, and fines have an added complexity in Albury–Wodonga, a town that straddles both New South Wales and Victoria.

04 Nov 2021

Systemic change is needed to address the abuse of older people, and ensure that the rights and values of older people are respected. By Seniors Rights Service.

04 Nov 2021

Strengthening sex workers' rights, a fairer system for trans people, and a compassionate health-based approach to drug use are all part of Inner City Legal Centre's vision for a just future.

01 Nov 2021

Community Legal Centres NSW has committed to helping centres strengthen their capacity to build trauma informed practices.

20 Oct 2021

Quarterlies are a chance for everyone who works at community legal centres in New South Wales to catch-up, learn, share experiences, and coordinate advocacy.

20 Oct 2021

For justice advocates, Budget Estimates sessions provide an important opportunity to dig into the details of government policy and gain crucial information about priority areas of law reform.

15 Oct 2021

The NSW Government has missed a significant opportunity to take practical action to end Aboriginal deaths in custody.

27 Sep 2021

This community-controlled organisation provides holistic and culturally safe legal and non-legal services in Forbes and throughout the central-west.

16 Sep 2021

Over 100 prominent members of the legal, academic and political profession have endorsed an open letter sent to the NSW Premier, calling on the NSW Government to revoke wrongly issued COVID-19 fines.

14 Sep 2021

 After two decades of intervention and promises, Australia has a moral obligation to take steps toward protecting those most at risk of the Taliban. By Arif Hussein.

30 Aug 2021

Being underpaid is a common experience for many young Australian workers.

16 Aug 2021

Skills development, training and collaboration are important. That's why we organise Quarterlies - a chance for everyone who works at community legal centres in New South Wales to catch-up, learn, share experiences, and coordinate advocacy.

04 Aug 2021

To stop the spread of COVID-19 across Greater Sydney and New South Wales we need clear, culturally appropriate communication, economic, health and social supports, and community relationships based on trust.

05 Jul 2021

After an incredible 22 years of service, Dianne Day - a much-loved member of the Shoalcoast Community Legal Centre - is retiring.

05 Jul 2021

Our new $200,000 scholarship will enable Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander university students to gain valuable work experience in community legal centres across New South Wales.