News and Events

Latest NSW Police strip-search figures show that throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, thousands of people were still being subjected to strip searches, with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and children disproportionately targeted.

Australian laws are preventing many people from obtaining justice through the court's new research from the Grata Fund says. 

First Nations Elders who may be eligible for ex-gratia payments under the Stolen Generations Reparation Scheme are encouraged to apply now.

Aboriginal Legal Service NSW urges fines for public health rule breaches be withdrawn or converted to cautions

Applications to the Stolen Generations Reparations Scheme have been extended to 30 June 2023. RLC can help you apply.

Kieran Pender, a senior lawyer at the Human Rights Law Centre, and RLC employment law volunteer, was named Pro Bono/Community Lawyer of the Year at the 30 Under 30 Awards 2022

From 1 July 2022, the national minimum wage will be increased from $20.33 to $21.38 per hour. Casual employees covered by the minimum wage get at least a 25% loading on top of this.

A landmark court decision has overturned a 10-year legal precedent made as part of a JobWatch underpayment case, listed for further hearings in July.

A national coalition of organisations is calling for better protections for migrant workers to prevent wage theft.

The legal system makes it hard for migrant workers and international students to get back unpaid wages and entitlements.