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Abby's case study reveals the impact of domestic violence on safe affordable housing.

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

NSW is currently considering the implementation of a Domestic Violence Disclosure Scheme, modelled on ‘Clare’s Law’, which was recently introduced in the UK.

New South Wales has radically changed the way it responds to domestic violence through the introduction of It Stops Here: Safer Pathway Local Coordination Points (LCPs).

The Redfern Legal Centre will be forced to turn away 500 clients a year from July 1 if funding isn’t secured.

The scourge of domestic violence continues to rise in some of Sydney’s most affluent suburbs, with Rose Bay police confirming it received up to two calls on the matter each day.

Millers Point residents have complained of feeling ‘bullied’ and ‘harassed’ and continue to fear losing their homes in wake of the state government’s announcement last week that more properties were being sold. Photo: Wikepedia.commons

More than 150,000 of Australia's most vulnerable people are turned away each year from community legal centres, new figures have revealed.

Ms Jenny Leong MP, Newtown: "On Thursday 21 May 2015 I met with the Redfern Legal Centre, the oldest legal centre in New South Wales offering essential legal services in our local community and across New South Wales."

RLC CEO Jo Shulman takes part in ABC AM's report on the future of funding for Community Legal Centres. Jo Shulman is fighting to keep RLC's doors open in the midst of a funding crisis. May 2015 - ABC Radio 702