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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Nino Bucci

‘Saying no has an enormous impact’: overwhelmed community legal centres forced to turn away clients

Inner Melbourne Community Legal centre’s director of policy and advocacy Michelle Reynolds and director of strategy, engagement and projects Nadia Morales.
Inner Melbourne Community Legal centre’s director of policy and advocacy Michelle Reynolds and director of strategy, engagement and projects Nadia Morales. Photograph: Ellen Smith/The Guardian

New clients are rarely accepted at Inner Melbourne Community Legal centre, where lawyers say the pressure of handling the cases they already have is becoming overwhelming.

But there are always exceptions.

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