News and Events

Criminal Sanctions for Wage Theft? ‘Wage theft’ is the new buzzword being used to describe the underpayment of employment entitlement to employees.​

The federal government has taken aim at rampant wage theft by franchises like 7-Eleven, Caltex and Domino’s, by passing an amendment to the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth).

Redfern Legal Centre (RLC) is calling for an end to a New South Wales policing practice known as the Suspect Targeting Management Plan (STMP), a “hidden” blacklist used by police to target children as young as ten.

New laws prohiting the threat or incitement of violence against any person on the grounds of race, religious affiliation, sexual orientation, gender identity, intersex or HIV/AIDS status came into effect in NSW this month.

Foodora is being sued by the Transport Workers Union (TWU) in a test case that will determine whether these food delivery gig workers are ‘sham contractors’ and are actually employees.

In this submission, RLC focuses on the impact of irresponsible lending practices on consumers in response to the ASIC Consultation Paper on Credit Cards and Responsible Lending Assessments.

Sean Stimson from Redfern Legal Centre speaks to Radio 2ser about a groundbreaking new resource to support students who have experienced sexual assault. Michelle Elias from 2ser's Razor's Edge reports.

Are boarding houses having an impact on the affordable housing crisis or offering improved conditions for tenants? Gavin Coote from ABC Radio AM reports, speaking to RLC's tenancy coordinator, Nicole Kennedy and other guests.

A group of Sydney music fans “subjected to humiliating strip searches” and then refused entry to two recent music festivals despite not carrying any drugs are considering legal action against the NSW Police Force. RLC’s police powers solicitor Sam Lee speaks to Tyron Butson at SBS News.

The federal government has heard evidence for the Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services Industry that showcased the heavy malpractice of financial services such as banks and insurance companies in capitalising on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders fear of financial instability.