# What the legal aid funding changes mean for family lawyers

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Published: 2026-07-24T07:12:15+00:00
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## Resource

Following recent changes to funding for legal aid and ongoing conversations about access to justice, family lawyers across the country are having to rethink how they structure pro bono work, reduced-fee arrangements, and client intake, particularly for vulnerable Australians who rely on that funding most. In this episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show, host Jerome Doraisamy welcomes back Justice Network founder and director Hayder Shkara to discuss what the legal aid funding changes actually mean in practice for family lawyers and their clients, how reduced or restructured funding affects access to justice for vulnerable Australians, particularly in family law matters, how boutique and mid-sized firms are adapting their pro bono and reduced-fee offerings in response, and practical recommendations for the profession and for policymakers going forward. If you like this episode, show your support by rating us or leaving a review on Apple Podcasts (The Lawyers Weekly Show) and by following Lawyers Weekly on social media: Facebook , X and LinkedIn . If you have any questions about what you heard today, any topics of interest you have in mind, or if you'd like to lend your voice to the show, email editor@lawyersweekly.com.au

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