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As a result of current coronavirus travel restrictions, RLC is receiving enquiries from international students studying at universities or colleges in NSW who are seeking advice on accommodation issues.

As part of a global response to novel coronavirus (COVID-19), the Australian government has announced heightened travel restrictions.

Social housing in NSW can be confusing for tenants, and confusing for anyone assisting them.

A landmark national study of 5000 international students has found more than half lived in poor conditions, including overcrowded or unsafe accommodation, and many experienced sudden rent increases and overcharging. Anna Patty reports for The Sydney Morning Herald

A webinar on the special provisions in NSW tenancy law for public and private tenants who experience domestic violence.

Macquarie University has become the first tertiary institution to sign up for My Legal Mate, an innovative new mobile app offering on-the-go legal advice to international students in NSW.

Now there's a new way international students can access RLC's International Student Legal Service NSW.

Your Body, Your Choice, a groundbreaking sexual assault resource for international students, was honoured with an award at the 2019 NSW International Student Awards.

On 31 May 2019, Fair Work Inspectors completed surprise audits of around 80 businesses in the university suburbs of Geelong, following intelligence that employers in the area were at risk of breaching workplace laws.

RLC solicitor Sean Stimson talks with Josh Szeps on ABC Breakfast about RLC's statewide legal service for international students and the development of a new moble app to assist international students with legal problems.