Your legal rights

Now continuing the quest to provide links for people looking to connect and communicate via twitter, here is the list of #auslaw community legal centres,  legal advocacy, legal info and academic law centres that use twitter. I have included not-for-profits and some providers of legal information, but have not included commercial law firms, politicians, university news accounts or nontweeting accounts (sorry @austlii). A list of personal accounts of Australian twegals are listed here.  A link to Australian government accounts is at the end. The short bios are those provided by the tweeters themselves. Read on…

Academic Centres:

@castancentre:

Based at Australia’s Monash University, protecting and promoting human rights is our mission. RTs and posted links are not endorsements. http://www.law.monash.edu.au/castancentre

The Gilbert + Tobin Centre of Public Law plays a prominent, independent role in debate on public law issues vital to Australia’s future. http://www.gtcentre.unsw.edu.au

The ILC is a scholarly research centre on Indigenous legal issues. We publish the Indigenous Law Bulletin and the Australian Indigenous Law Review. http://www.ilc.unsw.edu.au/

@JumbunnaMedia:

Sharing our research & advocacy: Legal & Policy, Public Policy, Litigation, Community Contribution, New Media http://www.jumbunna.uts.edu.au/researchareas/index.html

@LawGovPolicy

Centre for Law, Governance & Public Policy: Meeting Australia’s future challenges through legal scholarship & research. (Responses,retweets & links not endorsed) Bond University, Australia · http://www.bond.edu.au/law-gov-policy/

@ArtslawOz:

http://www.artslaw.com.au

@ASRC1:

Australia’s leading asylum seeker organization. Follow for the latest breaking news, all the real facts to challenge the myths & how to help asylum seekers. http://www.asrc.org.au

@clc4gv:

http://www.communitylaw.org.au/loddoncampaspe/cb_pages/CLC4GV.php

@communitylawVic:

Federation of CLCs: The Federation leads and supports community legal centres to pursue social equity and challenge injustice. http://www.communitylaw.org.au

@consumer_action:

We work to advance Australian consumer interests through our free consumer law practice, policy and campaign work and financial counselling. http://www.consumeraction.org.au

@dvrcv:

We work for social change: to improve the lives of people in violent relationships and change community attitudes about abuse in families and relationships. http://www.dvrcv.org.au

The Environmental Defender’s Office Ltd, (EDO), is a not-for-profit community legal centre specialising in public interest environmental law. http://www.edo.org.au/edonsw/site/default.php

@fitzroylegal:

Fitzroy Legal Service is a community legal service providing free legal assistance, policy and law reform, and publishes the Law Handbook. http://www.fitzroy-legal.org.au

@flemlegal:

http://www.communitylaw.org.au/clc_flemingtonkensington/cb_pages/about_us.php

@HobartLegal:

The HCLS is a community organisation whose aim is to foster community awareness of the law and make it more equitable and accessible. Follow/RT ≠ endorsement. Hobart, Bridgewater and Sorell · http://www.hobartlegal.org.au

@homelesslaw:

The PILCH Homeless Persons’ Legal Clinic is a specialist legal service that provides free legal assistance and human rights advocacy to people who are homeless.  http://www.pilch.org.au/hplc

@jobwatchorg:

Victorian non-profit employment rights community legal centre providing free telephone info & legal assistance to employees (inc youth/disadvantaged/CALD etc) http://www.jobwatch.org.au

@lawgradscheme:The Federation of Community Legal Centres’ Law Graduate Scheme gives law graduates the opportunity to start their career in the Victorian community legal sector http://www.communitylaw.org.au

@lcclc:

A site for friends and supporters of the Loddon Campaspe Community Legal Centre http://www.communitylaw.org.au/loddoncamaspe

@NACLCBruce:

Bruce administers the Community Legal Education & Reform database (CLEAR). He has no idea what he’s doing. http://naclcbruce.typepad.com

@NACLCcomms:

National Association of Community Legal Centres Inc (NACLC). We are the peak national body for Community Legal Centres in Australia. More at http://www.naclc.org.au  Sydney Australia · http://www.naclc.org.au

@NatProBono:

A centre of expertise about pro bono legal services based in Sydney Australia. sydney · http://nationalprobono.org.au [John Corker]

@PIACnews:

News from the Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC), a non-profit law and policy organisation that works for a fair and democratic society. http://www.piac.asn.au

@PilchConnect:

Legal help for community organisations. Legal information, advice, training and advocacy. Follow us & get out free e-bulletin at http://www.pilch.org.au/subscribe/ http://www.pilchconnect.org.au

@rightsagenda:

The Human Rights Law Centre promotes and protects human rights through policy analysis and advocacy, strategic litigation, education and capacity building. http://www.hrlc.org.au & see @Kodarights: A little horse doing big things for human rights in Victoria http://www.hrlc.org.au/koda/

@RLC_CEO:

These are the tweets of Joanna Shulman, CEO of Redfern Legal Centre (RLC). RLC is a community legal centre in NSW specialising in human rights and civil law. http://rlc.org.au

@VicLAF:

The Victorian Legal Assistance Forum promotes collaboration and co-ordination in the delivery of legal services for the socially and economically disadvantaged http://www.vlaf.org.au

@wlsq:

Women’s Legal Service is a Community Legal Centre that provides free legal advice and information to women in Queensland.  http://www.wlsq.org.au

Legal Advocacy:

@actforequality:

@amnestyOz:

@aushumanrights:

Official Australian Human Rights Commission Twitter: news and events from Australia’s human rights watchdog http://www.humanrights.gov.au

@CwealthOmb:

@humanrightsplan:

@libertyVIC:

LIBERTY Victoria is one of Australia’s leading civil liberties organisations. Since 1936 we have worked to defend and extend human rights and freedoms http://www.libertyvictoria.org.au

@NSW_Fairtrading:

Law Matters:

@AboutTheHouse:

News and updates from Australia’s House of Representatives http://www.aph.gov.au/house

@Aus_Hansard:

Hansard is the name given to transcripts of parliamentary proceedings in the Australian Senate and House of Representatives. http://www.aph.gov.au/Hansard/INDEX.HTM

@AusLawReform:

Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC). Current Inquiries are Classification(#clasrev), Family Violence (#FVI), and Discovery (#Dislaw). http://www.alrc.gov.au

@AuSenate:

News and updates from the Australian Senate http://www.aph.gov.au/Senate

@altlj:

Alternative Law Journal: Legal Writing in the Alternative. Australia’s leading independent human rights, social justice & law reform journal. Tweets by @mscastan & @billy_budgie. http://www.altlj.org

@amicae1:

Musing on women working in law, legal education, the legal profession & related careers, mostly in Australia. All welcome. Please pop in on our blog. https://amicaecuriae.wordpress.com/

@CDUlawschool:

@DictumSociety:

Victoria Law School Student Society. Established: 2012. #auslaw, #academia, #highered. 295 Queen Street, Melbourne · http://www.dictumsociety.org/

@justice_vic:

Helping make Victoria a safer and fairer place. http://www.justice.vic.gov.au

@foolkitlegal:

Foolkit Legal is a leading online legal resource + news site for the Australian public + legal profession. http://www.foolkit.com.au

@Legify_law:

Legify is a free web service which helps you instantly finds authoritative Australian legislation across all jurisdictions. It makes legal research almost fun! http://www.legify.com.au

@LexMediaAu:

News, updates and articles relating to Australian media, technology and communications law. http://www.lexmedia.com.au

@MelbULRev:

One of Oz’s leading generalist law journals. We publish articles, case notes & book reviews on all areas of law. Co-publisher of the AGLC. Tweets by @nattylb.

Outsiders on the inside. Definitely antiOrdinary. Lawyers/colleagues committed 2 Innovation Ethics Collegiality. Tweets:Neil/Vivienne/Nicole

@radioatticus:

Weekly radio show investigating law in the name of social justice – 107.3FM Thursday 6.30pm http://www.radioatticus.com

@SACVic:

The Council’s mission is to bridge the gap between the community, the courts and government by informing, educating and advising on sentencing issues.  http://www.sentencingcouncil.vic.gov.au/

@survivelaw:

The geeks behind Survive Law http://www.survivelaw.com

@thenewlawyer:

Kate Gibbs @kategibbs edits The New Lawyer – breaking news for and about the Australian legal profession. Subscribe for free http://www.thenewlawyer.com.au http://www.thenewlawyer.com.au

@theLIJ:

The awardwinning LIJ is the Law Institute of Victoria’s flagship publication

@TJMFoundation:

The Foundation’s objective is to decrease distress, disability and the causes of depression and anxiety in the legal profession. http://www.tjmf.org.au

@VicLawFoundn:

@VicLawReform:

Victorian Law Reform Commission (VLRC) is an independent, government-funded organisation that develops, reviews and recommends reform of Victorian state laws. http://www.lawreform.vic.gov.au

@_victorialaw:

Victoria Law is a not-for-profit website that helps you find easy to understand information about the law and, free or low-cost legal services in Victoria. http://www.victorialaw.org.au/

@WACivilProcBlog: WA Civil Procedure Blog http://wacivilprocedure.com/

@WomenslegalNSW:

Women’s Legal Services NSW is a community legal centre that provides free legal services to women in NSW. Follows/RTs are not endorsements. New South Wales, Australia · http://www.womenslegalnsw.asn.au/

@youmeunity:

ps, a big list of Australian government twitter accounts is found here on Craig Thomler’s blog.

Finally, I share with you one of my favorite #auslaw legal moments, and a reminder that many of the centres listed above are running on a shoestring, so support them any way you can.

If you want to add to the list, leave a comment below, as I will update periodically.

Melissa Castan teaches law; you can find her at @MsCastan on twitter or www.law.monash.edu.au/staff/mcastan.html at work.