Community legal centres win federal funding reprieve

April 25 2017 - 11:00am
OPPOSITION: Labor's Member for Dobell, Emma McBride, made an impassioned plea in federal parliament for funding of community legal centres to be reinstated.
OPPOSITION: Labor's Member for Dobell, Emma McBride, made an impassioned plea in federal parliament for funding of community legal centres to be reinstated.

The federal government has reversed plans to slash millions of dollars in funding from community legal centres after coming under intense pressure, including from lawyers.

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