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RLC's international student solicitor Sean Stimson discusses supports provided by the NSW Government to international students. Erielle Sudario reports for 2sers Razor's Edge

A landmark national study of 5000 international students has found more than half lived in poor conditions, including overcrowded or unsafe accommodation, and many experienced sudden rent increases and overcharging. Anna Patty reports for The Sydney Morning Herald

Sean Stimson from Redfern Legal Centre speaks to Radio 2ser about a groundbreaking new resource to support students who have experienced sexual assault. Michelle Elias from 2ser's Razor's Edge reports.

On 25 August 2017, Redfern Legal Centre was invited to present at a briefing on the working rights of Indian international students.

Casting a light on rampant exploitation has done little to erase the problems encountered by international students, according to one of the few legal services available to them.

A unique free legal service for international students has been given another lifeline as part of a NSW government funding package worth more than a quarter of a million dollars.

RLC's International Student Solicitor, Sean Stimson, speaks with Anne Arnold of Radio National's Background Briefing on the exploitation and underpayment of international students.

Redfern Legal Centre has announced the closure of its International Student legal advice service later this year following cuts to much needed funding.

Following revelations that a traumatised recent victim of domestic violence with a new baby was charged $38,000 undertake a diploma level course delivered by a private college, Labor MPs Kim Carr and Sharon Bird have again written the Australian National Audit Office calling for a review of the VET Fee-Help.

The scourge of domestic violence continues to rise in some of Sydney’s most affluent suburbs, with Rose Bay police confirming it received up to two calls on the matter each day.