News and Events

Following the 7-Eleven employment scandal and subsequent assurances from the Federal Government offered to employees who may have breached their visa conditions, numbers of complainants rose from the low hundreds to just over two thousand.

17 February 2016 Our International Student Legal Service will be attending O-Week festivities at most major universities over the next few weeks.

14 December 2015 International students are at a higher risk of being treated unfairly at work when compared with domestic students.

11 November 2015 Redfern Legal Centre's statewide International Students' Service has been saved, after facing closure in September.

6 November 2015 Redfern Legal Centre’s international student service has been given a lifeline from StudyNSW after the free legal advice service faced closure in September due to lack of funding.

Redfern Legal Centre has announced the closure of its International Student legal advice service later this year following cuts to much needed funding.

Redfern Legal Centre (RLC) has announced that it will be forced to close its award winning International Students’ legal advice service in September.

The rising cost of living in Sydney has led to a boom in overcrowded housing that does not meet the standards of tenancy legislation or local council health and safety regulations.

DOOR-TO-DOOR selling, cold calling and other aggressive marketing tactics helped two private colleges sign up more than 10,000 students to expensive taxpayer-funded Business Diplomas in 2013, many of which will never be completed.

Recent media coverage has exposed international student exploitation in the workplace, particularly in casual jobs in the hospitality and cleaning industries.