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Aboriginal legal services push for 'emergency funding' amid large caseloads

Claire Hockin says lawyers working in regional parts of the NT are under huge pressure. (ABC News: Samantha Dick)

Lawyers representing some of Australia's most remote and vulnerable clients say they need more funding to keep up with rising demand.

Claire Hockin is one of 10 criminal lawyers in the Northern Territory town of Katherine, servicing a region that is home to more than 20,000 people. 

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