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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.

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

RLC CEO Jo Shulman speaks with National Indigenous Radio Service about what RLC's funding crisis will mean for Indigenous communities in Redfern and surrounding service areas.

May 2015 - ABC 702 Radio RLC CEO Jo Shulman spoke with ABC 702 Radio's Linda Mottram on Mornings this morning on RLC's funding crisis.

May 2015 - Australasian Lawyer Samantha Woodhill The 2014 Productivity Commission inquiry into access to justice recommended an additional $200m in funding for community legal centres, but the latest federal budget will force centres to endure further funding cuts.

17 May 2015 - Sydney Morning Herald Michaela Whitbourn When a Sydney restaurant refused to pay Chris Tao for gruelling work as a kitchen hand, he wasn't sure where to turn for legal advice.

The Redfern Legal Centre says it may be forced to turn away up to 500 vulnerable and disadvantaged clients a year as it faces major cuts in government funding.