RLC in the Media: Funding cuts leave international students out to dry

Date published

31 August 2015

Jo Shulman, CEO of Redfern Legal Centre, joins Backchat radio to discuss RLC's recent funding battles.

FBi Radio - 31 August 2015

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'One of the cuts they have had to make is to their international students service, cutting it altogether. But the problem is, there’s no similar program running anywhere else in New South Wales, so where can international students turn to now for legal advice?'

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