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CLCNSW Joint Media Release: Labor support for community legal centres a welcome start

Community Legal Centres NSW (CLCNSW) have welcomed today’s announcement of the Australian Labor Party’s commitment to campaigning against Federal funding cuts to community legal centres, due to commence on 1 July 2017.

24 February 2017

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RLC in the Media: RLC speaks to ThePIE about international student exploitation

RLC's international student solicitor Sean Stimson spoke to ThePIE about his work, assisting almost 250,000 international students across NSW with a wide range of legal issues, from tenancy to employment.

15 February 2017

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RLC in the Media: 'Fines Clinic' - A Current Affair

RLC's Will Dwyer spoke to Channel Nine's A Current Affair about a new program that allows vulnerable people to undertake community service to "work off" government issued fines.

2 February 2017

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RLC in the Media: City tenants feel the strain as rent eats up the average income

Redfern Legal Centre’s (RLC) acting tenancy service co-ordinator Tom McDonald spoke to The Daily Telegraph about growing financial pressures Sydney tenants face as rental prices continue to soar.

19 January 2017

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RLC in the Media: 'Business models' exploit international students

International students living in Sydney are increasingly being targeted by employers who are taking advantage of their ignorance of workers rights. RLC's international student solicitor Sean Stimson spoke to the Inner West Courier.

10 January 2017

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Top Tips for International Students: Transferring between educational providers

International students seeking to transfer between education providers can find this a complicated and legally cumbersome process.

13 September 2016

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NSW Fair Trading recommends changes to tenancy law

The Department of Fair Trading has released a report making recommendations about changes that should be made to the Residential Tenancy Act 2010 as part of its five-year statutory review.

5 September 2016

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Toxic workplaces – can we do better?

At Redfern Legal Centre we see clients every week experiencing significant psychological distress as a result of bullying, harassment or discrimination at work as well as termination of their employment.

31 August 2016

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Consorting Laws – Impact on Vulnerable People

The NSW Ombudsman has released a review of the operation of the consorting offence in the Crimes Act.

31 August 2016

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Explainer: Everything you need to know about funeral insurance, low-income insurance and financial hardship programs

Purchasing hefty insurance plans – such as funeral insurance and home and car insurance – can often seem like a sensible option.

29 August 2016

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CLCNSW Joint Media Release: Labor support for community legal centres a welcome start

RLC in the Media: RLC speaks to ThePIE about international student exploitation

RLC in the Media: 'Fines Clinic' - A Current Affair

RLC in the Media: City tenants feel the strain as rent eats up the average income

RLC in the Media: 'Business models' exploit international students

Top Tips for International Students: Transferring between educational providers

NSW Fair Trading recommends changes to tenancy law

Toxic workplaces – can we do better?

Consorting Laws – Impact on Vulnerable People

Explainer: Everything you need to know about funeral insurance, low-income insurance and financial hardship programs

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