Around $ 15 million in cuts have been made to the nationwide Legal Aid budget, with a further $ 6 million to be cut from community legal centre funding in 2017 - 2018. (croakey.org)
A comprehensive list of community legal centres may be found here. (www6.austlii.edu.au)
If you can not afford a lawyer, you might wish to approach your local community legal centre. (www6.austlii.edu.au)