News and Events

Tenants’ Union of NSW and Legal Aid NSW have launched a podcast series for community workers supporting clients with tenancy issues.

Over 100 members of the legal, academic and political profession have endorsed an open letter to the NSW Premier, calling to revoke wrongly issued COVID-19 fines.

Thousands of people have been fined under the Public Health Orders in NSW.  Police don’t always get it right.

Consumer advocates say they have many concerns over proposed updates to the Life Insurance Code of Practice in a joint submission to the Financial Services Council (FSC).

The temporary stop on evictions for COVID-impacted renters in NSW who have lost significant income and cannot pay rent in full has been extended, with some exceptions.

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.

Our panel answered questions differentiating between credit, debt and consumer and family law, and discussed the best pathways for resolving common legal issues encountered by victim-survivors of financial abuse.

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.