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$42 million in unpaid COVID fines after lockdown blitz

Three out of four COVID-19 fines are overdue, with more than 46,000 NSW residents owing $42 million between them.

22 May 2022

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Call to end exploitation of migrant workers

A coalition of concerned community legal centres and civil society organisations have called on governments to make pre-election commitments to end the exploitation of migrant workers.

15 May 2022

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Increasing the safety of Buy Now Pay Later products and payday loans

RLC has joined more than 100 organisations calling for governments to act to make Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) and advance wage products safer.

12 May 2022

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Unpaid fines in NSW reach $1 billion

New South Wales residents owe $1 billion to the state government because of unpaid fines, with more than 380,000 individuals having unpaid enforceable debt with Revenue NSW.

3 May 2022

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Youpla collapse fuels ‘trauma and intergenerational debt’ for First Nations families

In April 2022, RLC joined a coalition of 125 organisations calling on the federal government to urgently support First Nations People who have been affected by the collapse of funeral insurer, Youpla.

27 April 2022

Aboriginal style illustration of a brown and orange campfire on a black background with the words #SafeSorryBusiness in white text

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Harsh new protest laws passed in NSW

Protesters who block access to major roads or other infrastructure risk incarceration or a $22,000 fine.

4 April 2022

Protesters march on street holding Aboriginal flag

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Why Does Australia Still Make Laws That Are Detrimental to Aboriginal People?

The gap in inequality between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians is depressingly vast in the legal and justice system.

25 March 2022

First Nations Justice - Aboriginal Flag Painted on Wall

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Block a Bridge or Tunnel = $22,000 fines for protesters

New penalties have been introduced for protesters who block major traffic and infrastructure in NSW.

24 March 2022

Protesters on a main road holding Aboriginal flags

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Urgent law reform needed to prevent sexual harassment at work

RLC has signed a joint statement alongside a coalition of 60 groups and individuals calling on the federal government to act now to prevent sexual harassment at work.

18 March 2022

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Senate committee calls for national laws criminalising wage theft

In March 2022, a senate inquiry tabled its final report into the unlawful underpayment of employees. The report cited RLC’s joint submissions with West Justice extensively.

13 March 2022

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Topics

$42 million in unpaid COVID fines after lockdown blitz

Call to end exploitation of migrant workers

Increasing the safety of Buy Now Pay Later products and payday loans

Unpaid fines in NSW reach $1 billion

Youpla collapse fuels ‘trauma and intergenerational debt’ for First Nations families

Harsh new protest laws passed in NSW

Why Does Australia Still Make Laws That Are Detrimental to Aboriginal People?

Block a Bridge or Tunnel = $22,000 fines for protesters

Urgent law reform needed to prevent sexual harassment at work

Senate committee calls for national laws criminalising wage theft

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