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Being an independent contractor has lots of benefits – you run your own show and keep your own hours. But what legal recourse is available to contractors when things go awry?

This briefing paper outlines the impact the proposed Residential Tenancies and Housing Legislation Amendment (Public Housing – Antisocial Behaviour) Bill 2015 is likely to have on the community’s most vulnerable tenants.

Photo credit: Rusty Stewart, Flickr Redfern Legal Centre and UNSW Law will host a public forum on police accountability in NSW, Thursday 30th July, at NSW Parliament House.

The former Labor government ignored union advice when restructuring the training industry, a parliamentary inquiry has heard. Mr Carr said closing legal loopholes in the training sector is like trying to keep up with international tax avoidance. Photo: Daniel Morris: www.danielxmorris.com

The Productivity Commission’s draft report into its Workplace Relations Framework Inquiry, which is set to be released next month, is expected to raise a number of issues of importance to Australia’s workplace relations framework.

A recent national survey has revealed nearly a third of older workers have experienced age discrimination.

NSW is currently considering the implementation of a Domestic Violence Disclosure Scheme, modelled on ‘Clare’s Law’, which was recently introduced in the UK.

The NSW election in March brought with it a commitment from the Government to review police oversight in NSW.

Abby's case study reveals the impact of domestic violence on safe affordable housing.

The rising cost of living in Sydney has led to a boom in overcrowded housing that does not meet the standards of tenancy legislation or local council health and safety regulations.