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Controversial rule around rent bidding ditched by Minns government

A state government has backflipped after its attempt to stop a hated practice by real estate agents was set to make things worse.

7 June 2023

Text reads "Room for Rent" on piece of cardboard attached to fence on suburban street

RLC in the media

NSW unlikely to withdraw further Covid fines despite court ruling many were unlawful

More than 33,000 fines were rescinded last year after a supreme court ruling, but correspondence from authorities suggests thousands more will stand.

6 June 2023

Police officer fines to police car in traffic

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NSW legal services call for investigation after reports police were directed to take ‘strong approach’ to enforcing Covid fines

Two community legal services have lodged a formal complaint against NSW police over its “heavy-handed” enforcement of Covid fines during the pandemic.

5 June 2023

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RADIO: LECC called upon to investigate Police Force's approach to fines.

Redfern Legal Centre and the Public Interest Advocacy Centre lodged a complaint calling for the LECC to investigate internal directives regarding the NSW Police Force's approach to fines.

5 June 2023

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Community Sector Warns: NSW Rental Laws to Spark Bidding Wars, Push Up Prices

Nineteen community organisations have come together to warn the NSW Government’s proposed rent bidding legislation will spark legal rental auctions and further push up prices.

2 June 2023

Exterior shot of housing commission apartments against Sydney skyline, with a banner reading "Not For Sale" across rooftop

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Rent increases are skyrocketing, but negotiations are still happening. Here's how people are doing it

Tenants are continuing to feel the pinch of rising rent increases across the country.

19 May 2023

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COVID-19 fine court cases under review in NSW following Supreme Court decision

Local court cases involving COVID-19-related fines in NSW are under review following a Supreme Court ruling that two penalty notices were invalid.

18 April 2023

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RADIO: Court ruling raises questions about NSW Covid fines

What happens to tens of thousands of COVID-related fines in NSW after a Supreme Court ruling raised questions about their validity?

18 April 2023

Close-up of a police officer walking along the street, showing their shoulder emblem

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NSW courts put all remaining Covid infringement cases on hold after ruling on legality of fines

Urgent legal advice being sought by courts to clarify how decision could affect pending and finalised cases

18 April 2023

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Legal groups warn NSW police Covid fines are invalid

The NSW government is yet to reveal what it will do with roughly 29,000 Covid-related infringements issued during 2020 and 2021 in the wake of a damning ruling last week by the NSW Supreme Court.

13 April 2023

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Topics

Controversial rule around rent bidding ditched by Minns government

NSW unlikely to withdraw further Covid fines despite court ruling many were unlawful

NSW legal services call for investigation after reports police were directed to take ‘strong approach’ to enforcing Covid fines

RADIO: LECC called upon to investigate Police Force's approach to fines.

Community Sector Warns: NSW Rental Laws to Spark Bidding Wars, Push Up Prices

Rent increases are skyrocketing, but negotiations are still happening. Here's how people are doing it

COVID-19 fine court cases under review in NSW following Supreme Court decision

RADIO: Court ruling raises questions about NSW Covid fines

NSW courts put all remaining Covid infringement cases on hold after ruling on legality of fines

Legal groups warn NSW police Covid fines are invalid

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