Lucy Adams

We echo @thelawcouncil in urging for appropriate safeguards, judicial review and oversight, as well as services and supports for people being released, now that these new and highly restrictive measures have been made law. lawcouncil.au/media/media-re…

Everyone has the right to a safe workplace, free from discrimination and harassment no matter their gender.

Apps for this rare gem of a job close Sunday: Program Manager of @VicLegalAid's Equality Law Program, leading work to prevent and address discrimination, sexual harassment and vilification. Please share careers.vic.gov.au/job/program-ma…

You can tell IMHA not to contact you on 1300 947 820 or online imha.vic.gov.au/tell-us-not-to…. You only need to do this once. You can contact us anytime if you change your mind.

Big changes are happening. From September, everyone receiving compulsory mental health treatment will be contacted by @imhavic offering free support & help to understand their rights.

Big changes are happening. From September, everyone receiving compulsory mental health treatment will be contacted by @imhavic offering free support & help to understand their rights.

Come and work with us! The Human Rights Law Centre is expanding our work fighting for climate and environmental justice. We are seeking a Senior Lawyer to join the team. Details here: hrlc.org.au/work-or-volunt…

We are proud of our clients & our role in helping dismantle robodebt. But we hope never to be in that position again. Read our response to the @robodebtRC's final report #RobodebtRC legalaid.vic.gov.au/closing-chapte…

The formidable Catherine Holmes SC: 'Robodebt was a crude and cruel mechanism, neither fair nor legal, and it made many people feel like criminals...It was a costly failure of public administration, in both human and economic terms' #RobodebtRC legalaid.vic.gov.au/closing-chapte…

Exciting opportunity for a leadership role in the @VicLegalAid Equality Law Program, working to prevent and address discrimination and sexual harassment. Closes tomorrow jobs.careers.vic.gov.au/jobtools/jncus…

This would ensure that people who are harmed can access justice and achieve fair outcomes. Read the joint statement from the #Power2Prevent Coalition in response to the Attorney-General’s consultation about the costs model for sexual harassment claims.  legalaid.vic.gov.au/time-equal-acc…

We all deserve to be safe at work and free from discrimination and sexual harassment. We stand with more than 60 diverse community organisations who want actions, not words, and are calling on the Australian Government to adopt an equal access costs model. #Power2Prevent

Yoorrook, Victoria's truth telling Commission, invites First Peoples to tell us about your experiences of systemic injustice by making a submission #Yoorrook. Make a submission and find out more: #your-say" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">yoorrookjusticecommission.org.au/have-your-say/… #truthtelling

My long read on the #robodebtrc Robodebt: five years of lies, mistakes and failures that caused a $1.8bn scandal theguardian.com/australia-news…

VMIAC's #advocacy ensured the #government recognised seclusion in mental health services must be publicly reported. #WATCH: Our CEO Craig discusses progress toward the 10-year goal of elimination of seclusion and restraint outlined by the Royal Commission.buff.ly/3SUoUkP

“The @ndis has failed our people to date. It’s based on a deficit model, forcing you to talk yourself down in order to get funding. That goes against how we act as people. We are proud and get on with things. The model needs to change.” @yoorrookjc

"Data [about First Peoples with a disability] needs to be collected by our people not by a system that will create harm to our people," Damian Griffis says. People worry about having their child removed or judged if they disclose a disability #yoorrook

'You don't carry all your paperwork around when you're homeless' Our submission to the Royal Commission included the stories of seven clients impacted by Robodebt, including Isabella #RobodebtRC abc.net.au/news/2023-03-0…

"We're judged as criminals in our own county and the people who have taken our land, our spirit, our identity as Aboriginal men...no one has taken responsibility for that...no one has said 'how can fix that up, have you feeling free in your own county?'" #yoorrook

The mistakes of Robodebt must never be repeated. Anyone who has ever depended on a social security payment deserves a system that is fair, accurate and that they can trust legalaid.vic.gov.au/learning-from-… #RobodebtRC