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It is enormously difficult for women dealing with domestic and family violence to tell their story to even one service provider.

XIN Zhao (not her real name) says she and three fellow students shared a two-bedroom apartment in Sydney’s CBD for seven months. Then, last September, their landlord demanded the rent early.

A short video guide for international students on how to protect your rights in share housing.

There has been a 26 per cent rise in the number of people sleeping rough in the past year.

The New South Wales Government has passed further law and order legislation, with highly publicised mandatory sentencing legislation expected to follow now that parliament has resumed.

On 1 January 2014 many of the tribunals in New South Wales combined to become the New South Wales Civil and Administrative Tribunal (NCAT).

An alarming number of tenants have contacted Redfern Legal Centre after having been locked out of their homes by the building management of Regis Towers, an apartment block in Sydney’s CBD and the largest strata plan building in Australia.

NSW Police have launched a suite of new anti-domestic violence resources to promote community awareness of domestic violence and to encourage reporting to police.

Redfern Legal Centre supports the new provisions of the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) aimed at preventing workplace bullying. The provisions came into effect on 1 January 2014.

A recent Redfern Legal Centre discrimination case raised interesting issues about the interaction between federal disability discrimination and workers’ compensation laws in settling matters.