News and Events

Redfern Legal Centre is calling on the NSW government to revoke all COVID-19 fines it claims were issued incorrectly to people "undertaking lawful recreation". ABC Breakfast News

The Chronic Care for Aboriginal People Network is inviting First Nations people from NSW to take part in a series of online yarning sessions to adapt a tool to be used to help address vaccine hesitancy in the community.

Ensuring compliance with public health orders must not be done with the overuse of fines in south-western Sydney, Redfern Legal Centre has warned.

Our May/June eBulletin calls for a First Nations Voice in Australia’s Parliament and highlights the latest RLC webinars, factsheets and news.

In October 2020, RLC police accountability solicitor Samatha Lee appeared before The Select Committee into the High Level of First Nations People in Custody and Oversight and Review of Deaths in Custody.

Data obtained by RLC reveals that the majority of people issued with a $1000 COVID-19 fine in NSW have not paid, or can’t afford to pay, leading to calls for a means-tested system and review of police conduct. Anna Patty reports for the Sydney Morning Herald.

Redfern Legal Centre supports the Uluru Statement from the Heart as an important step forward for all Australians. It is time to embed a First Nations Voice in Australia’s Parliament. This is a priority, and we must progress without delay.

Over 20 local community and legal groups, including Redfern Legal Centre, have joined forces as the Redfern Waterloo Alliance of Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisations and Allies to start a campaign for more social and affordable housing.

In 2019, Redfern Legal Centre (RLC) received a grant from City of Sydney to commission an original First Nations artwork.

Some reflections on NAIDOC Week 2020 from RLC's Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Access Worker.