RLC in the media

Throughout the five years Sara* was married to Anton*, she was subjected to serious financial abuse.

The NSW Greens have introduced a bill in State Parliament to radically reform the use of strip searches and drug detection dogs by NSW Police. David Adams reports for Pedestrian TV.

New figures released by the Redfern Legal Centre (RLC) via freedom of information laws revealed that in the past year, NSW Police have continued to strip search dozens of children. This is despite public demands to cease and desist, and three official inquiries in late 2019 condemning the practice. Alec Smart reports for Sydney Sentinel.

Subject matter experts, including RLC solicitor Jasmine Opdam discuss what you should know about financial abuse and where you can go to get help.

In the past year, NSW police officers have strip-searched 96 children and more than 20 percent of them were Indigenous.

NSW police are under scrutiny after data obtained by the Redfern Legal Centre shows a rise in strip-searches of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Amelia Tan reports for ABC News

Nearly 100 young people have been strip-searched in New South Wales, and First Nations people are overrepresented in the statistics. Hack Triple J reports for ABC News

Police in New South Wales have continued to strip-search dozens of children, some as young as 11, despite widespread condemnation of the controversial practice. Michael McGowan reports for The Guardian.

Indigenous children continue to be disproportionately targeted with strip-searches, making up about 21 per cent of all people aged between 10 and 17 years old strip-searched in the past financial year. Glen Bartholomew speaks to Police Accountability Solicitor, Samantha Lee, for ABC News Radio.

Indigenous children continue to be disproportionately targeted with strip-searches, making up about 21 per cent of all people aged between 10 and 17 years old strip-searched in the past financial year. Maani Truu reports for SBS News