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Latest media releases and news from Justice Connect.
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Latest releases
Justice Connect welcomes landmark reforms to strengthen Victorian renters’ rights, 30 October 2024
Justice Connect launches enhanced disaster preparedness tool to build community resilience, 21 October 2024
Home of Your Own recognised in Australia’s Good Design Awards for excellence in design and innovation, 30 September 2024
Costs reform a gamechanger in access to justice in discrimination claims, 19 September 2024
Slow progress on governments’ commitment to #FixFundraising for 60,000 charities, 16 February 2024
Power2Prevent joint statement: A huge step forward in access to justice in discrimination claims, 5 December 2023
We #FixedFundraising: Justice Connect celebrates an advocacy victory of national importance, 16 February 2023
Justice Connect commends Victorian Government for decriminalising public intoxication, 18 January 2023
Justice Connect in the news
How far have we come with fundraising reform anyway? Community Advocate, 21 August 2024
Artificial Intelligence reducing the justice gap, Channel Life, 10 July 2024
Justice Connect – Home of Your Own, 3CR, 20 June 2024
Former commissioner Marcia Neave takes aim at the Victoria government’s family violence reforms, Stateline, 7 June 2024
National Pro Bono Day 2024 – Celebrating Australia’s Pro Bono Referral Organisations, Australian Pro Bono Centre, 21 May 2024
DIF Community remained connected, Digital Innovation Futures Victoria, 3 May 2024
Sector Shines in technology awards, Institute of Company Directors, 2 May 2024
States slow to act on fundraising reform, Our Community, 27 February 2024
In an increasingly cashless society, some people without housing are being left behind, ABC News, 27 January 2024
Meeting unmet legal needs with NLP, Mohamed Bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence, 2 January 2024
Life has still not return to normal for many flood affected Victorians, Herald Sun, 14 October 2023
The dream home nightmare, Insurance News, 14 June 2023
Activating the power of pro bono with innovative legal technology, Philanthropy Australia, 28 October 2022
Push to slash red tape for charities, Courier Mail, 15 June 2022
If you think your home build could be in doubt, here’s what your next steps should be , ABC News, 21 May 2022
New home build times blow out, prices jump as builders face supply squeeze, The Age, 21 May 2022
ALP will streamline tangled fundraising laws in government, Pro Bono News, 13 April 2022
The robot-led solution helping marginalised communities find legal help, Pro Bono News, 3 March 2022
AI language tool to improve equal access to legal services, 3CR, 23 February 2022
Real life questions to shape AI-powered legal intake tool, Law Institute Journal, 15 February 2022
New natural disaster fundraising guidelines are here, but not everyone is happy, Pro Bono News, 15 February 2022
Does your charity need to develop a vaccination policy? Pro Bono News, 10 January 2022
Charities celebrate major fundraising reform win, Pro Bono News, 13 December 2021
No pay in 2022 for teachers who baulk at COVID vaccination, The Age, 15 October 2021
New changes to Sex Discrimination Act leave many volunteers behind, Pro Bono News, 14 September 2021
Victorian tenant evicted after COVID19 moratorium ends. Also, can you sue over negative online reviews? ABC Law Report, 17 August 2021
Australia’s ‘invisible’ homeless women, Al Jazeera, 12 August 2021
Call for COVID-19 rental relief after tribunal backs eviction in landmark case, The Age, 9 August 2021
Archive
2022
Justice Connect congratulates Sue Woodward AM as the new ACNC Commissioner, 18 November 2022
Justice Connect welcomes progress on Federal and State governments’ commitment to #FixFundraising, 7 October 2022
Justice Connect welcomes bi-partisan commitment to #FixFundraising, 13 April 2022
Power2Prevent joint statement: Urgent law reform needed to prevent sexual harassment at work, 18 March 2022
2021
Justice Connect welcomes win for charities as Federal, State and Territory Governments jointly commit to #FixFundraising, 16 December 2021
Justice Connect welcomes National Cabinet announcement to improve national consistency of Working with Children Checks (WWCC), 15 December 2021
Sector leaders welcome win for charities as Federal, State and Territory Governments jointly commit to #FixFundraising, 14 December 2021
Reforms to the Sex Discrimination Act and Fair Work Act welcome, but more needs to be done to protect volunteers from workplace sexual harassment, 18 September 2021
VCAT decision strikes a blow to thousands of Victorians at risk of eviction, 5 August 2021
Report shows dramatic increase in financial distress in lockdowns & demand for help from charity emergency relief services, 27 July 2021
Damning new report reveals Australian charities are still drowning in regulatory red tape, 27 May 2021
Volunteering Australia and Justice Connect partnership strengthened by MOU, 4 May 2021
“All it takes is for one thing to go wrong”: Why prevention is key to ending homelessness, 4 March 2021
2020
Free legal help for bushfire affected farmers and small businesses in NSW, 18 November 2020
Increased police powers must not be free kick for discrimination, 11 August 2020
Victorians back significant social housing push, 5 August 2020
Victoria needs to build more social housing to prevent a post-COVID spike in homelessness, 14 May 2020
Bushfire crisis highlights gaps in fundraising laws that government refuses to fix, 6 March 2020
Justice Connect provides innovative legal help for people affected by the bushfire disasters
2019
Justice Connect argues we can’t arrest our way out of homelessness, 22 November 2019
A global pro bono portal to increase access to justice, 12 November 2019
Justice Connect is building AI that can diagnose your legal problem, 23 October 2019
Justice Connect calls for better aged care for all, 9 October 2019
Justice Connect launches Australia-first platform to revolutionise free legal services, 30 May 2019
Charity fundraising reform to be priority of next Federal Government, 8 May 2019
Powerful charity coalition responds to Senate’s damning report on fundraising regulations, 15 Feb 2019
2018
An Australia-first tool to connect people with justice, 31 August 2018
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