Legal centres plead for funding reinstatement as Brandis denies it's been cut

Community legal centres ask Coalition to reverse 30% funding cut from 1 July but attorney general calls claim 'misleading'

Community legal centres are pleading with the Coalition to reverse a looming 30% funding cut, saying it will have a devastating impact over the next few years.

The cut will begin on 1 July, unless the government uses its May budget to reverse it.