News and Events

The Federal Attorney General, the Hon. Mark Dreyfus QC MP, has today announced funding of $200,000 over four years to Redfern Legal Centre (RLC).

Today, Redfern Legal Centre has lodged a complaint with the NSW Ombudsman regarding Housing NSW's ongoing failure to respond to the needs of their tenants.

The Federal Attorney General, the Honourable Mark Dreyfus QC MP, and the Honourable Tanya Plibersek MP will be attending the Redfern Legal Centre Tuesday morning to formally announce funding to the Centre of $60,000.

Today the Federal Government has announced that it will not proceed with the Human Rights and Anti-Discrimination Bill, despite recommendations from the Senate enquiry held in January this year.

This International Women's Day 2013, Redfern Legal Centre calls for the inclusion of domestic violence as a ground for discrimination under the proposed Anti-Discrimination and Human Rights legislation.

Redfern Legal Centre and the University of New England have formed a unique partnership to deliver free legal advice to the University's international students via the National Broadband Network.

The State Coroner has released her recommendations following the conclusion of the Le Marseny inquest today. Adam Le Marseny died in May 2011 while being held in Corrective Services cells housed within the Sydney Police Centre, Surry Hills.

Today in Sydney public hearings are being held to discuss the Human Rights and Anti-Discrimination Bill. RLC is providing evidence at today's public hearings alongside representatives from the National Association of Community Legal Centres.

Redfern Legal Centre welcomes the new domestic violence justice strategy announced yesterday by Attorney General Greg Smith, Police Minister Mike Gallacher and Minister for Family and Community Services Pru Goward.

Today is International Human Rights Day and the anniversary of Paul Keating's historic Redfern Address. Keating saw Redfern as an appropriate place to contemplate our human rights record as a nation.