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Redfern Legal Centre stands with a coalition of Aboriginal and legal organisations that say a secret proposal to tighten NSW bail laws for children would make NSW regional communities more dangerous. Multiple government sources have indicated off the record that a proposal to introduce punitive law and order measures – including changes to bail laws that will result in more children going to jail – may be considered as early as this week.

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

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

Kieran Pender, a senior lawyer at the Human Rights Law Centre, and RLC employment law volunteer, was named Pro Bono/Community Lawyer of the Year at the 30 Under 30 Awards 2022

A landmark court decision has overturned a 10-year legal precedent made as part of a JobWatch underpayment case, listed for further hearings in July.

A national coalition of organisations is calling for better protections for migrant workers to prevent wage theft.

The legal system makes it hard for migrant workers and international students to get back unpaid wages and entitlements.

If the COVID years have taught us anything about migration, it is that Australia depends on it.

A client of Employment Rights Legal Service (ERLS) shares his experience of being underpaid on SBS News.

A client of Employment Rights Legal Service (ERLS) shares his experience of being underpaid with SBS News.