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RLC on FBI Backchat: Funding Cuts to CLCs

Our solicitors Will Dwyer (Credit & Debt) and Linda Tucker (Employment & Discrimination) talked to Hannah Pett on FBI's Backchat about what the pending federal govt cuts to Community Legal Centres will mean to our clients.

26 May 2016

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RLC in the Media: Battlelines redrawn as Waterloo housing redevelopment continues

Last week the City of Sydney Council motioned to grant the Redfern Legal Centre $100,000 over a 24 month period to provide legal resources for tenants in the Waterloo public housing redevelopment.

21 April 2016

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April: Submission to Domestic Violence and Gender Inequality Inquiry

Redfern Legal Centre made a submission to an inquiry into domestic violence and gender inequality conducted by the Commonwealth Senate Finance and Public Administration Committees.

21 April 2016

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Submission: Statutory Review of the Residential Tenancies Act 2010 - Addendum

With the review of the Residential Tenancies Act 2010 still ongoing, RLC is pushing for law reform to protect all residents living in share housing.

12 April 2016

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Review of the small amount credit contracts and consumer lease laws

RLC routinely encounters vulnerable clients who have fallen victim to exploitative and misleading small amount credit contracts (SACCs) and ‘rent to buy’ consumer lease products.

7 April 2016

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RLC’s systemic responses to Private Training Colleges and VET FEE HELP complaints

RLC has assisted several vulnerable clients who have been compelled to sign up to inappropriate vocational training courses and VET FEE HELP loans.

29 March 2016

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Redevelopment – what it means for tenants

14 March 2016 Originally published in the South Sydney Herald. In December last year, just before Christmas, the state government announced a plan to redevelop the Waterloo area over the next 20 years.

14 March 2016

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RLC in the Media: Does the colour of your skin affect your chances on the rental market?

There is such a battle to find somewhere to rent – the competition, the cost, the community you want to live in. But what if the colour of your skin made it even harder to rent?

3 February 2016

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Breaking News: Anti-social behaviour changes to the Residential Tenancies Act 2010 (2010 Act) commence

21 December 2015 New anti-social behaviour tenancy laws for social housing tenants came into effect on 18 December 2015.

21 December 2015

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Breaking News: Waterloo redevelopment announced

21 December 2015 Following the decision to build a new train station at Waterloo, rather than at the University of Sydney, the NSW Government have announced plans to redevelop a large area of the local social housing.

21 December 2015

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RLC on FBI Backchat: Funding Cuts to CLCs

RLC in the Media: Battlelines redrawn as Waterloo housing redevelopment continues

April: Submission to Domestic Violence and Gender Inequality Inquiry

Submission: Statutory Review of the Residential Tenancies Act 2010 - Addendum

Review of the small amount credit contracts and consumer lease laws

RLC’s systemic responses to Private Training Colleges and VET FEE HELP complaints

Redevelopment – what it means for tenants

RLC in the Media: Does the colour of your skin affect your chances on the rental market?

Breaking News: Anti-social behaviour changes to the Residential Tenancies Act 2010 (2010 Act) commence

Breaking News: Waterloo redevelopment announced

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