News and Events

Redfern Legal Centre has an exciting opportunity for a First Nations lawyer to join our dynamic team. The role involves maintaining strong relationships with local First Nations stakeholders and interesting legal work across a varied range of areas of law.  The First Nations Justice Solicitor will work collaboratively with our specialist, experienced lawyers to deliver a culturally safe and responsive legal service to First Nations clients.

Helping vulnerable clients manage unpaid fines.

This webinar provides an overview of law and policy in public and community housing.

This webinar for community workers outlines tenants’ rights to getting repairs done in public or private housing, and provides tips on navigating DCJ Housing’s repairs and maintenance system.

Today, the second COVID Fine case brought by Redfern Legal Centre was back in the Supreme Court. 

Police in New South Wales are using force against Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people at a vastly disproportionate rate compared to non-Indigenous people.

Redfern Legal Centre has filed another NSW Supreme Court application seeking the withdrawal of a COVID fine on the grounds of invalidity. 33,000 COVID fines were withdrawn following the first Supreme Court case in late 2022, and 29,000 remain.

Fines and the impact of the recent NSW Supreme Court case

Redfern Legal Centre (RLC) and the Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC) have lodged a complaint against former NSW police commissioner Mick Fuller and NSW Police over their heavy-handed approach to handing out more than 60,000 COVID-19 fines during the pandemic.

Tomorrow (25 May), the Law Enforcement Conduct Commission (LECC) will examine the use of force by NSW Police, along with systemic issues related to the arrest and detention of children.