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Redfern Legal Centre has an exciting opportunity for a passionate lawyer to join our Health Justice Partnership practice. This is a dynamic role that involves strong relationships with stakeholders and interesting work across a varied range of areas of law.

Let's Talk About Confidentiality is a research report published on 6 March 2024 by Sharmilla Bargon and Regina Featherstone, the inaugural Social Justice Practitioners-in-Residence at The University of Sydney. In August 2023, Bargon and Featherstone set out to find how sexual harassment practitioners were resolving out-of-court sexual harassment settlements and how they approached confidentiality terms.

Redfern Legal Centre (RLC) welcomes the Albanese Government’s announcement of reforms to assist temporary visa holders experiencing workplace exploitation. 

Police have been questioned about when they are able to use force after a 14-year-old Indigenous boy was hospitalised following his arrest.

Legal assistance provided to vulnerable patients under Health Justice Partnership.

A coalition of community legal centres including RLC has sent an open letter to government calling for improvements to a proposed discrimination law Bill.

In September, recommendations were tabled in parliament to make changes to sexual harassment laws.

A coalition of community legal centres is seeking a key commitment from the government to provide effective visa protections for migrant workers.

Urgent financial assistance to First Nations families affected by the collapse of funeral insurer, Youpla-ACBF is now available following the advocacy of 140 organisations, including RLC.

An open letter calling on the government to consider supporting key legal reforms to reduce the exploitation of vulnerable workers.