KCLS draws upon all facets of our services to tackle systemic problems in legal policy that affect our clients.
Our work for change includes:
Buy Now Pay Later - Protecting Vulnerable Consumers
KCLS is lobbying the Government to regulate Buy Now Pay Later products which are adding to cycles of financial disadvantage. Read the full report here.
statutory review of family domestic violence provisions in residential tenancies and residential parks legislation
Submission raises issues on the compounding factors that can increase the complexity of tenancy issues faced by victim-survivors within the Kimberley region. Read the DMIRS response here.
Public Housing “Stuck in the Heat” Report
The extreme heat in the Kimberley is felt more by public housing tenants who face many barriers to coping with heat. Tenants struggle to keep temperatures down in poor quality housing, are under financial pressure as they try to afford air conditioners and power bills and they feel the impacts of heat stress on daily health and wellbeing.
Read the full report here and the summary snapshot here.
“No More Humbug” Report & Resources
The “No More Humbug” research report identified the extent of Financial Elder Abuse in the Kimberley. An outcome of the report has been the development of resources which aim to reduce Aboriginal Financial Elder Abuse in the Kimberley and other Aboriginal Communities in remote regions.
Based on extensive interviews across the Kimberley, this work highlights the causes and prevalence of elder financial abuse, and what can be done to change things for our families and communities.
Read more about the project here.