Free, 24-hour telephone crisis support.
Legal help
The Human Rights Law Centre only takes on a small number of cases each year and they are developed in partnership with other organisations in accordance with our strategic priorities. Outside of the Whistleblower Project, we do not take on cases from the public directly.
Individual legal help
The Human Rights Law Centre provides direct legal advice and representation to whistleblowers through the Whistleblower Project.
If you are not a whistleblower and need legal help, you should contact the legal aid commission in your state or territory or speak to your local community legal centre. Legal aid commissions and community centres provide free legal services.
If you are not eligible for help from a legal aid commission or a community legal centre, you can ask them about trying to get free legal help from a pro bono lawyer, or a private lawyer.
To find a private lawyer that specialises in the area of law that your problem relates to, you can speak to the Law Society or Law Institute in your State or Territory. Some lawyers offer free 30 minute consultations and different ways of paying fees like no win no fee arrangements .
Other support services
Qlife
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1800 184 527
Anonymous, free peer support and referral services for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, queer, and other sexuality, gender, and bodily diverse (LGBTIQ+) people in Australia
Kids Helpline
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1800 551 800
Free, private and confidential 24/7 phone and online counselling service for 5 to 25 year olds.
Ask Izzy
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Free, anonymous website that connects people with local support services for housing, a meal, money help, family violence support, counselling and much more.
Acknowledgement of Country
The Human Rights Law Centre acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the lands across Australia, including the lands of the Wurundjeri, Boon Wurrung, Gadigal, Ngunnawal, Darug and Wadawurrung people where we work from.
We pay our respect to Elders past and present. This land always was, and always will be Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander land. Sovereignty has never been ceded.
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