News and Events

More than half the people on a secretive New South Wales police blacklist are Aboriginal, the state’s top law enforcement officer has revealed. Michael McGowan reports for The Guardian, 11 November 2017.​

In this submission, Redfern Legal Centre (RLC) addresses a Bill to allow Centrelink to make deductions from a tenant’s welfare payment to satisfy debts claimed by the social housing provider.

A new report has found that the Suspect Target Management Plan (STMP), a NSW police policy that aims to predict and prevent future crime, is instead causing harm and targeting Aboriginal people and those under the age of 25. Laura Morelli​ reports for NITV, 27 October 2017.

9 October 2017 – RLC Tenants' Advocate Kimberley Mackenzie speaks to The Feed on SBS TV about changes to the Victorian rental laws, due to be introduced in 2018.

The Police Stop Data Working Group have released a new report calling on Victoria Police and the government to take urgent steps to monitor racial profiling in police stops and searches.

August 9 2017 – RLC Employment and Discrimination Solicitor, Dr Linda Tucker spoke to CHYFM about disability discrimination in the workplace, as part of the podcast series, My Voice, My Ability, My Rights.

The Sydney Morning Herald, 8 August 2017 – RLC's Employment and Discrimination Solicitor, Dr Linda Tucker, looks at the growing trend of exploitation of international students in the workplace and says it's time for action.

On 25 August 2017, Redfern Legal Centre was invited to present at a briefing on the working rights of Indian international students.

A new student clinic at RLC is giving students from the University of Sydney practical experience in employment, discrimination and human rights law.

The Police Powers Clinic is an experiential learning program located at RLC, run in partnership with UNSW. The clinic is convened by UNSW's Dr Vicki Sentas.