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Being an independent contractor has lots of benefits – you run your own show and keep your own hours. But what legal recourse is available to contractors when things go awry?

As the discourse around domestic violence grows, financial abuse remains a relatively unacknowledged aspect of domestic violence. However, it represents a significant barrier to women trying to leave abusive or controlling relationships.

Section 18C of the Commonwealth Racial Discrimination Act (RDA) is among the laws highlighted as having potential to interfere with Australians’ civil liberties in a recent Australian Law Reform Commission report.

Cases involving online and technology facilitated abuse often do not reach courts in New South Wales.

RLC's Sydney Women's domestic Violence Court Advocacy Service and Local Coordination Point as part of the Safer Pathway NSW domestic violence Reforms was profiled in the Sydney morning Herald.

Rent-to-buy companies are making millions profiting from the most vulnerable members of the community.

RLC's international students solicitor Nick Ngai and RLC's CEO Joanna Shulman spoke with Sydney University's Honi Soit about the impact of the funding crisis on our International Students service.

Charmaigne Weldon, RLC's Specialist Worker, spoke with NITV News about the work of RLC's Sydney Women's Domestic Violence Court Advocacy Service, and the importance of funding domestic violence services to address the epidemic of domestic violence in Australia.

29 August 2015 - South Sydney Herald Redfern Legal Centre CEO Joanna Shulman spoke to the South Sydney Herald about its #SaveRLC campaign that saw a number of services saved from closure, however the loss of our International Students' service.

The NSW election in March brought with it a commitment from the Government to review police oversight.