Women’s Legal Services Australia has called for increased funding from the Federal government in a push for commitment to fighting back against gender inequality in the country.
Women’s Legal Services Australia chair Elena Rosenman explained that the availability of specialist legal services for Australian women has not increased significantly across most jurisdictions in spite of funding commitments made in prior budget cycles.
The organisation analysed 2023 data collected by all 13 Women’s Legal Services and found that over a five-day period, Women’s Legal Services had to deny 1,018 women who needed legal assistance – equating over 52,000 Australian women per year.
Rosenman added that the 2024/25 budget provided an opportunity to “break this devastating cycle of unmet demand for women in crisis”.
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