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Youpla collapse fuels ‘trauma and intergenerational debt’ for First Nations families

In April 2022, RLC joined a coalition of 125 organisations calling on the federal government to urgently support First Nations People who have been affected by the collapse of funeral insurer, Youpla.

27 April 2022

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Wage theft 'endemic' senate committee finds

A senate inquiry set up in 2019 to look at wage theft after a string of high-profile cases, has concluded that unlawful underpayment of employees in Australia is systemic, sustained and shameful.

4 April 2022

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Harsh new protest laws passed in NSW

Protesters who block access to major roads or other infrastructure risk incarceration or a $22,000 fine.

4 April 2022

Protesters march on street holding Aboriginal flag

RLC in the media

Getting ripped off by your employer

Redfern Legal Centre's employment law solicitor, Sharmilla Bargon, speaks to Triple J's Hack about what to do if you think you're a victim of wage theft.

4 April 2022

RLC in the media

This teenager says Subway ripped her off, and she's taking her fight to the Fair Work Commission

Chantelle Zentveld, 17, was thrilled when she got an after-school job at the fast-food franchise Subway, but she soon suspected she was being underpaid.

2 April 2022

RLC in the media

Why Does Australia Still Make Laws That Are Detrimental to Aboriginal People?

The gap in inequality between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians is depressingly vast in the legal and justice system.

25 March 2022

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RLC in the media

Block a Bridge or Tunnel = $22,000 fines for protesters

New penalties have been introduced for protesters who block major traffic and infrastructure in NSW.

24 March 2022

Protesters on a main road holding Aboriginal flags

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Urgent law reform needed to prevent sexual harassment at work

RLC has signed a joint statement alongside a coalition of 60 groups and individuals calling on the federal government to act now to prevent sexual harassment at work.

18 March 2022

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Senate committee calls for national laws criminalising wage theft

In March 2022, a senate inquiry tabled its final report into the unlawful underpayment of employees. The report cited RLC’s joint submissions with West Justice extensively.

13 March 2022

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Eviction, hardship, and the housing crisis: Tenants' Union report

A special report from the Tenants’ Union of NSW highlights the hardship and stress people face when being evicted, calling for an end to ‘no grounds’ evictions and strengthened protections for renters.

15 February 2022

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Youpla collapse fuels ‘trauma and intergenerational debt’ for First Nations families

Wage theft 'endemic' senate committee finds

Harsh new protest laws passed in NSW

Getting ripped off by your employer

This teenager says Subway ripped her off, and she's taking her fight to the Fair Work Commission

Why Does Australia Still Make Laws That Are Detrimental to Aboriginal People?

Block a Bridge or Tunnel = $22,000 fines for protesters

Urgent law reform needed to prevent sexual harassment at work

Senate committee calls for national laws criminalising wage theft

Eviction, hardship, and the housing crisis: Tenants' Union report

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