News and Events

Redfern Legal Centre has pioneered frontline domestic violence legal services for more than 30 years and is extremely proud of its Sydney Women's Domestic Violence Court Advocacy Service (SWDVCAS).

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).

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.

Redfern Legal Centre's International Student Legal Service NSW has partnered with City of Sydney and Study NSW on a new education resource about sexual assault, available in 11 different languages.

On July 1, the Crown Land Management Act 2016 (NSW) (‘the Act’) and many provisions of the Crown Land Management Regulation 2018 (‘the Regulation’) came into effect.

Employees in the hospitality industry in Sydney recovered just under $200,000 in a recent audit of businesses in popular food precinct Glebe Point Road.

On 21 March 2018, a new State Debt Recovery Act 2018 (NSW) commenced. The Act gives Revenue NSW the power to bypass the court debt recovery process, dramatically changing the way state debts, such as council rates, are collected in NSW.