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InDaily: Adequate legal aid funding is an obligation, not an option

Legal aid critics don;t understand it's importance to society

Legal aid in Australia is in crisis and unless the Federal Government is prepared to introduce alternative funding systems like a Medicare-style levy or legal insurance, its contribution must be lifted in this year’s Budget. Failing to do so risks denying people justice. Read Morry Bailes’s latest column for InDaily here.