News and Events

Media Release: ‘My Legal Mate’: Putting the law in students’ pockets
Redfern Legal Centre launches innovative new legal assistance app for international students. 12 April 2019 | FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE A groundbreaking new mobile app offering...

Media Release: Sexual harassment at work rife due to ‘broken laws’
Kingsford Legal Centre, Redfern Legal Centre, Women’s Legal Service NSW and the National Association of Community Legal Centres have today released a comprehensive report #MeToo:...

RLC eBulletin: March 2019
Our March e-Bulletin contains updates on events, projects and achievements, and provides insight into what’s in store at RLC over the next few months. Topics covered...

Media Release: Redfern Legal Centre concerned about police search operation at a public train station
Redfern Legal Centre has raised grave concerns about increased police strip search activity in NSW, following yesterday’s police drug search operation at Central Station. The...

Media Release: RLC International Student Solicitor Sean Stimson honoured with NSW Human Rights Medal
Solicitor Sean Stimson, the head of Redfern Legal Centre’s International Student Service NSW, has been awarded the NSW Human Rights Medal in recognition of services...

Media Release: Redfern Legal Centre launches campaign to stop strip searches
On Wednesday 19 December, Redfern Legal Centre (RLC) launches ‘Safe & Sound’ – a campaign that seeks to stop the high number of police strip...

RLC eBulletin: December 2018
Our December eBulletin looks at the devastating impact of public housing redevelopment on local communities. Topics covered include: Dislocation/Relocation: From Millers Point to Waterloo Waterloo...

Senate Inquiry into payday lenders and ‘debt vultures’ announced
On 18 October, the Australian Senate voted to establish an inquiry into unregulated debt management firms, which target customers with debt problems. The Inquiry to...

RLC eBulletin September 2018: Spotlight on Employment Law
Our September e-Bulletin focuses on employment law and wage theft. Topics covered include: Spotlight on underpayment: Criminal sanctions for Wage Theft? Sham contracting and Foodora...

Media Release: A Call to End Predictive Policing Targeting Children as Young as Ten
Redfern Legal Centre (RLC) is calling for an end to a New South Wales policing practice known as the Suspect Targeting Management Plan (STMP), a...