Sarah Marland: Community legal centres and funding under pressures

Sarah Marland discusses the evolving role of community legal centres and the growing pressures facing legal assistance services across Australia.The episode examines funding constraints, rising legal demand, social disadvantage, and whether the justice system is becoming increasingly inaccessible for vulnerable Australians.Sarah Marland is Executive Director, Community Legal Centres Australia.Listener FeedbackRuminants is a legal podcast series that goes beyond the headlines to unpack the ideas shaping law, policy, and public life. Hosted by Louis White and produced by BarNet/Open Law.Produced by Angela Stretch and published by BarNet Open Law. The team behind the JADE legal research platform and other legal informatics.Music by Out To The World, Bulletin World, courtesy of Epidemic Sound.