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Redfern Legal Centre has an exciting opportunity for a First Nations person with strong connections to the local First Nations community in Redfern and Waterloo. The First Nations Engagement Worker strengthens meaningful and trusted connections between Redfern Legal Centre and the local First Nations community and enhances the cultural safety of Redfern Legal Centre. One year contract, full time or part time role; Salary and benefits: $95,825.30 - $116,879.41 p.a. (pro rata for part time) depending on qualifications and experience.  This is an identified role for people of First Nations descent who identify and are accepted as such in the community.

Let's Talk About Confidentiality is a research report published on 6 March 2024 by Sharmilla Bargon and Regina Featherstone, the inaugural Social Justice Practitioners-in-Residence at The University of Sydney. In August 2023, Bargon and Featherstone set out to find how sexual harassment practitioners were resolving out-of-court sexual harassment settlements and how they approached confidentiality terms.

Redfern Legal Centre (RLC) welcomes the Albanese Government’s announcement of reforms to assist temporary visa holders experiencing workplace exploitation. 

A coalition of community legal centres including RLC has sent an open letter to government calling for improvements to a proposed discrimination law Bill.

In September, recommendations were tabled in parliament to make changes to sexual harassment laws.

Urgent financial assistance to First Nations families affected by the collapse of funeral insurer, Youpla-ACBF is now available following the advocacy of 140 organisations, including RLC.

An open letter calling on the government to consider supporting key legal reforms to reduce the exploitation of vulnerable workers.

Australian laws are preventing many people from obtaining justice through the court's new research from the Grata Fund says. 

Applications to the Stolen Generations Reparations Scheme have been extended to 30 June 2023. RLC can help you apply.

From 1 July 2022, the national minimum wage will be increased from $20.33 to $21.38 per hour. Casual employees covered by the minimum wage get at least a 25% loading on top of this.