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RLC in the Media: expert panel responds to 18C Inquiry Report

On 28 February radio 2SER convened a panel of legal and human rights experts to dissect findings the 18C Inquiry Report, tabled in Parliament on 28 February 2017.

28 February 2017

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Toxic workplaces – can we do better?

At Redfern Legal Centre we see clients every week experiencing significant psychological distress as a result of bullying, harassment or discrimination at work as well as termination of their employment.

31 August 2016

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RLC in the Media: exploitation of student interns

RLC's Employment and Discrimination Solicitor, Linda Tucker, speaks to Australia Wide about the exploitation of student interns.

20 August 2016

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Reform needed to protect older Australians

RLC welcomes the Willing to Work report from the Australian Human Rights Commission (AHRC), which again seeks to strengthen the accessibility and impact of anti-discrimination laws.

10 June 2016

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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 on ABC PM with Mark Colvin

RLC solicitor Linda Tucker weighs in on the Government's proposed $200 a week internship scheme, declared 'illegal' by the Australian Council of Trade Unions.

13 May 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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The structure of our discrimination laws do not facilitate equal opportunity in employment

The reactive remedies to discrimination in Australia, which require individuals to take up complaints rather than imposing a positive duty on respondents, continue to undermine the positive intentions of anti-discrimination laws.

7 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 in the Media: expert panel responds to 18C Inquiry Report

Toxic workplaces – can we do better?

RLC in the Media: exploitation of student interns

Reform needed to protect older Australians

RLC on FBI Backchat: Funding Cuts to CLCs

RLC on ABC PM with Mark Colvin

April: Submission to Domestic Violence and Gender Inequality Inquiry

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

The structure of our discrimination laws do not facilitate equal opportunity in employment

Review of the small amount credit contracts and consumer lease laws

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