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Redfern Legal Centre has an exciting opportunity for a First Nations lawyer to join our dynamic team. The role involves maintaining strong relationships with local First Nations stakeholders and interesting legal work across a varied range of areas of law.  The First Nations Justice Solicitor will work collaboratively with our specialist, experienced lawyers to deliver a culturally safe and responsive legal service to First Nations clients.

New South Wales police used force toward Aboriginal people at a vastly disproportionate rate compared to non-Indigenous people, new data has shown.

The Redfern Legal Centre, which obtained the data, is calling for a parliamentary inquiry into physical force used by NSW Police.

Exclusive: Redfern Legal Centre obtained records which show First Nations people were involved in about 45% of the incidents

Human rights lawyer says report provides ‘robust’ evidence of profiling, which police deny.

The NSW government wants universities to take more responsibility for housing international students as Sydney braces for tens of thousands of arrivals for the return of face-to-face learning.

Some community leaders say report is evidence of officers targeting people based on their ethnicity, which Victoria police rejects.

Universities and Australia’s biggest student housing provider are using a loophole in legislation to avoid tough laws designed to protect renters.

Indigenous community leaders in Walgett in western NSW are supporting calls for an investigation into police enforcement of COVID-19 fines.

Taking heed of mounting concerns over its potential implications, the NSW government has made the decision to abandon its push to outlaw rental bidding.