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Health Justice Australia has welcomed last week’s announcement that the Australian Government will provide $3.9 billion in funding to the legal assistance sector through the new National Access to Justice Partnership. While this announcement is an encouraging first step in addressing the chronic underfunding of the sector, there is still much to do to ensure the sustainability of legal assistance services so they can continue to support the health and wellbeing of individuals and families.

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A new article in the Alterative Law Journal from Health Justice Australia’s Research Director Suzie Forell and Policy Advocacy Lead Emily McCarron shows how health justice partnership offers a broader view of access to justice as a tool for achieving health equity and reducing inequality.

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With its foundational dimensions of inclusion, equity and fairness, the government’s new wellbeing framework resonates deeply with the health justice approach to wellbeing.

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