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NSW Police Searches Target the Vulnerable, Report Confirms

Data obtained by Redfern Legal Centre, via the Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009 (NSW), reflects a clear bias involved in the way that NSW police officers are applying personal searches.

21 February 2023

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RLC in the media

Children searched more than 100,000 times by NSW police

Police are conducting more than 150,000 body searches annually across NSW, with children and Indigenous people more likely to be stopped and interrogated.

13 February 2023

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RLC in the media

“Breaking a community”: What it’s like to face eviction from public housing

A fight to save the housing block ensues, with protests and a petition started, calling on the government to retain the public housing.

19 January 2023

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As international students flock back, they face even worse housing struggles than before COVID

Australia is welcoming back international students in much greater numbers this year. Some predict new enrolments in 2023 could even be higher than the pre-COVID record in 2019.

11 January 2023

Overhead view of a large group of students studying at desk.

RLC in the media

Pain in Paradise

In 2018, Byron Bay police struck a teenager 18 times with a baton. Five years later courts are still deciding, was it “reasonable”?

21 November 2022

Events

Terminations & Evictions in NSW (webinar)

This webinar covers the termination process for both private tenants and social housing tenants.

9 November 2022

Events

Domestic Violence and Tenancy in NSW (webinar)

Domestic Violence and Tenancy in NSW

19 October 2022

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News

Know your rights: factsheets for renters

Regardless of whether you live in public or private housing, there are laws in place to protect you and it is important to know your rights.

4 October 2022

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News

Youpla-ACBF funeral benefit program now open

Urgent financial assistance to First Nations families affected by the collapse of funeral insurer, Youpla-ACBF is now available following the advocacy of 140 organisations, including RLC.

13 September 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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'Simply unacceptable': Dubbo tops the state for strip searches on Indigenous people

First Nations people in Dubbo were subjected to the highest number of police strip searches in NSW over two year period.

25 August 2022

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NSW Police Searches Target the Vulnerable, Report Confirms

Children searched more than 100,000 times by NSW police

“Breaking a community”: What it’s like to face eviction from public housing

As international students flock back, they face even worse housing struggles than before COVID

Pain in Paradise

Terminations & Evictions in NSW (webinar)

Domestic Violence and Tenancy in NSW (webinar)

Know your rights: factsheets for renters

Youpla-ACBF funeral benefit program now open

'Simply unacceptable': Dubbo tops the state for strip searches on Indigenous people

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