News and Events

A panel of experts and individuals with lived experience examine the complexities and challenges of responding to mental health emergencies, as well as alternatives to routinely sending police to engage with people in crisis.

Recordings and resources for webinars on fines and penalty notices in NSW.

Redfern Legal Centre (RLC) has launched the Police Accountability Dashboard - a groundbreaking tool and the first of its kind in Australia.

This presentation discusses the various police powers and their limitations in relation to drugs in NSW.

The NSW police have been given new powers to detect knives.

A Guide to Driving Laws in NSW Developed by Weave and Redfern Legal Centre

Redfern Legal Centre (RLC), the Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC) and Aboriginal Legal Service (NSW/ACT) Limited (ALS) are calling for immediate reform of the NSW fines system as a new report reveals that a heavy-handed approach to policing public health orders (PHOs) resulted in 3,628 children in NSW receiving COVID fines.

17 March 2024 Dear Premier Minns, Don't turn your back on Closing the Gap. Throwing more children in jail will make crime worse in regional communities, not better. Throwing more children in jail will lead to horrific outcomes for communities, families and those children, compounding abuse and trauma. Throwing more children in jail will cause unspeakable damage to Closing The Gap and efforts to create a better future for Aboriginal children in NSW.

In New South Wales, over seven years (from July 2016 to June 2023), a total of 1,546 children were subjected to an invasive strip search by NSW Police. An average of 220 children each year.

A submission to the Legislative Council inquiry into the equity, accessibility and appropriate delivery of outpatient and community mental health care in New South Wales, prepared by Redfern Legal Centre.