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Economic abuse is really pervasive where family violence is present," said Alison Macdonald, the CEO Of Domestic Violence Victoria.

Are boarding houses having an impact on the affordable housing crisis or offering improved conditions for tenants? Gavin Coote from ABC Radio AM reports, speaking to RLC's tenancy coordinator, Nicole Kennedy and other guests.

9 October 2017 – RLC Tenants' Advocate Kimberley Mackenzie speaks to The Feed on SBS TV about changes to the Victorian rental laws, due to be introduced in 2018.

The Statutory Review of the Residential Tenancies Act 2010: Discussion Paper (October 2015) states 47% of renters in NSW either lost some or all of their bond during the previous financial year.

With the help of Redfern Legal Centre, Millers Point resident Sally Parslow is filing in the NSW Supreme Court to try to prevent eviction from her home.​ By Lisa Visentin. Published by Sydney Morning Herald, 15 April 2017.​

RLC's Millers Point Tenants' Advocates spoke to Background Briefing's Ann Arnold about the sale of landmark social housing in Sydney and the resulting consequences for long term tenants.

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.

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?

Following revelations that a traumatised recent victim of domestic violence with a new baby was charged $38,000 undertake a diploma level course delivered by a private college, Labor MPs Kim Carr and Sharon Bird have again written the Australian National Audit Office calling for a review of the VET Fee-Help.

The City of Sydney last week announced a dedicated squad and investigation to crack down on illegal accommodation across the city. While this announcement answers calls for action, the future of current tenants has been thrown into uncertainty.