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As the discourse around domestic violence grows, financial abuse remains a relatively unacknowledged aspect of domestic violence. However, it represents a significant barrier to women trying to leave abusive or controlling relationships.

Section 18C of the Commonwealth Racial Discrimination Act (RDA) is among the laws highlighted as having potential to interfere with Australians’ civil liberties in a recent Australian Law Reform Commission report.

Cases involving online and technology facilitated abuse often do not reach courts in New South Wales.

Rent-to-buy companies are making millions profiting from the most vulnerable members of the community.

The NSW election in March brought with it a commitment from the Government to review police oversight.

Redfern Legal Centre (RLC) has announced that it will be forced to close its award winning International Students’ legal advice service in September.

This briefing paper outlines the impact the proposed Residential Tenancies and Housing Legislation Amendment (Public Housing – Antisocial Behaviour) Bill 2015 is likely to have on the community’s most vulnerable tenants.

Photo credit: Rusty Stewart, Flickr Redfern Legal Centre and UNSW Law will host a public forum on police accountability in NSW, Thursday 30th July, at NSW Parliament House.

The rising cost of living in Sydney has led to a boom in overcrowded housing that does not meet the standards of tenancy legislation or local council health and safety regulations.

A recent Senate Inquiry into Vocational Education and Training (VET) providers (‘VET Inquiry’) exposed a raft of misleading and deceptive practices in relation to the marketing of VET courses and the VET Fee Help government loan scheme.