News and Events

Dramatic rise in police strip searches on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people during COVID-19
MONDAY, 02 NOVEMBER 2020 | FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NSW Police figures obtained during COVID-19 highlight a dramatic rise in strip searches of Aboriginal and Torres...

Resolving Financial Abuse Legal Issues (webinar)
Online webinar Wednesday 16 September 2020 11am – 12 noon AEST Cost: All RLC’s normal fees are waived during COVID-19. This training is free of...

RLC ebulletin: July 2020
This eBulletin focuses on RLC’s advocacy and education work to support communities experiencing vulnerability during COVID-19. Topics covered include Black Lives Matter: A roadmap for...

Black Lives Matter – A Roadmap for Policing and Justice Reform (webinar)
A recent study has raised concerns over police accountability and the need to reform the justice system. It questioned police powers around strip searches, which...

Identifying financial abuse in intimate partner relationships, and supporting victim survivors (webinar recording)
Identifying financial abuse in intimate partner relationships, and supporting victim survivors Online webinar Wednesday 1 July 2020 Cost: All RLC’s normal fees are waived during COVID-19....

Media Release: Class actions to hold NSW Police accountable for widespread unlawful strip search tactics
Redfern Legal Centre and Slater and Gordon | Joint Media Release 27 May 2020 | FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Redfern Legal Centre has joined forces with...

RLC Media Release: Police training will not stem the flow of unlawful strip searches
8 May 2020 | FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The NSW police watchdog, the Law Enforcement Conduct Commission (the LECC), has today released fresh evidence that police...

RLC eBulletin: April 2020
Our April e-Bulletin examines the impact of the coronavirus on communities already experiencing vulnerability and provides links to information, resources and support. Topics covered include...

RLC Media Release: Greater transparency needed around fines policing public health
Guidance to NSW Police issuing COVID-19 public health fines must be made public and fines should not be issued to children to prevent people being...

RLC Media Release: Migrant workers locked out from welfare left homeless and hungry
Thousands of migrant workers will be left destitute without immediate access to welfare payments during the COVID-19 crisis, warn legal organisations supporting vulnerable employees. Embargoed...