Medicare for the justice system: the NSW lawyers who cover 200,000 sq km to see their clients
Community legal centre outreach programs provide a vital service for remote areas but resourcing problems mean they could vanish any time
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In small rooms at the back of the public library, or tucked away to the side of the local court, clients wait for the only free lawyer in town.
It will be a month before this lawyer from the Western New South Wales Community Legal Centre visits again, as part of outreach programs that cover 200,000 square kilometres stretching from Dubbo past Bourke and north to the Queensland border.
Law (Australia) | The Guardian
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