Malcolm Roberts (Queensland, Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party) Share this | Hansard source

My question, as a servant to the people of Queensland and Australia, is to a fellow servant to the people of Queensland and Australia, the Attorney-General, Senator Brandis. As the Attorney-General would be aware, one of the most serious issues facing a vast number of Australians daily is being able to afford legal representation in the court system, and particularly in the family law courts, including the Federal Circuit Court. Is the senator aware that it is estimated legal aid agencies require an urgent additional funding injection in the order of $200 million to be able to provide to needy litigants a decent level of legal representation? What additional funding have the government made available to meet this funding deficit? If they have not made additional funding available in this crisis area, when will they?