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Workers Compensation and Disability Discrimination Compensation

A recent Redfern Legal Centre discrimination case raised interesting issues about the interaction between federal disability discrimination and workers’ compensation laws in settling matters.

28 February 2014

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Telco advertising *and reading the fine print

Have you ever been misled about the types of fees, rates and charges in phone and internet packages? Have you seen advertising that didn’t accurately convey the actual cost of service delivery?

28 February 2014

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Case Study: Unfairly treated, unfairly dismissed?

Suzie (not her real name) was an international student who had been working as a casual bartender at a Sydney hotel for almost three years. There was a change in management and Suzie began reporting to a new boss, Bob.

28 February 2014

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RLC in the Media: New arrest laws legalise poor policing, says legal expert

Two months before Barry O’Farrell announced the ‘one punch’ laws, he passed a different law that expands police powers to arrest without warrant.

10 February 2014

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RLC in the Media: Regis Towers' tough security regime leaves tenants locked out

Tenants of the Regis Towers apartment block near Sydney's Chinatown complained that their electronic access swipe keys had been cancelled for minor infringements, effectively locking them out of their own flats...

28 January 2014

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RLC in the Media: Tenants slugged $150 to access their homes

Angry tenants are being locked out of their homes unless they pay $150 to get their security access cards back after draconian bylaws were passed at one of Sydney's biggest apartment complexes.

23 January 2014

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RLC Video - Domestic Violence Help for Women: "A time to heal, take my hand."

Redfern Legal Centre's Aboriginal Specialist Domestic Violence Worker, Charmaigne, talks about what help is out there for women dealing with family and domestic violence.

23 January 2014

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Media Release: Regis Towers Tenants Locked Out of Their Homes

A significant number of tenants have been denied access to their homes in Regis Towers, a large apartment block on Castlereagh Street, Sydney.

20 January 2014

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Connecting with the Chinese Community: The Great Gap Debate

The Great Gap Debate: Who are Chinese Australians? is an event to be held in 2014 by the Sydney Chinese Services Interagency (SydCSI) sponsored by the City of Sydney.

17 December 2013

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RLC’s Regional Legal Assistance Program: expanding from Armidale to Coffs Harbour

In partnership with the Coffs Harbour Neighbourhood Centre, RLC will be expanding its Regional Legal Assistance Program to deliver free legal advice via webcam to people living in Coffs Harbour.

17 December 2013

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Workers Compensation and Disability Discrimination Compensation

Telco advertising *and reading the fine print

Case Study: Unfairly treated, unfairly dismissed?

RLC in the Media: New arrest laws legalise poor policing, says legal expert

RLC in the Media: Regis Towers' tough security regime leaves tenants locked out

RLC in the Media: Tenants slugged $150 to access their homes

RLC Video - Domestic Violence Help for Women: "A time to heal, take my hand."

Media Release: Regis Towers Tenants Locked Out of Their Homes

Connecting with the Chinese Community: The Great Gap Debate

RLC’s Regional Legal Assistance Program: expanding from Armidale to Coffs Harbour

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