Centres across Australia struggle with demand as sector awaits reforms indicated by attorney general Mark Dreyfus
“Which is just appalling.”
“This is definitely about people’s wellbeing and quality of life, but we have to keep cutting the line further and further,” Smith said.In Dubbo, where the western NSW community legal centre is based, principal solicitor Pat O’Callaghan said family violence cases have also crunched resources. He was also yet to find a solicitor to fill the position funded with that $120,000 – a recruit he expects will be difficult to find, given a shortage of lawyers across the sector, and the difficulty of attracting someone to move to the country when only a year’s work is guaranteed.
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