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August 2016 - Jane Southward of the Law Society of NSW Journal speaks with Redfern Legal Centre's Sue-Ellen Hills about her role as a solicitor with the unique Health Justice Partnership between RLC and Royal Prince Alfred Hospital.

RLC CEO Jo Shulman speaks to Australasian Lawyer about RLC's new health justice partnership with Royal Prince Alfred Hospital.

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

In the year of its 20th anniversary, the Federal Disability Discrimination Act is under scrutiny thanks to a 78-year old woman taking on an airline policy of not flying more than two people in wheelchairs on the same plane.

The veteran disability rights campaigner, Sheila King, 78, is undaunted by the barrage of hateful comments that followed her unsuccessful court action against Jetstar for its ''two wheelchair'' policy.

This week David and Goliath have been playing it out in the Federal Court of Australia.

A disabled woman has taken action against Jetstar in the Federal Court after the airline refused to allow her onto a flight because policy restricts any one flight to two wheelchairs.

The chief executive of the Australian Council of Social Service is spot on with her statement that "employers need to be less discriminatory".