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International Student Leadership and Ambassador program

International students living and studying in Sydney are invited to apply for the 2023/24 international student leadership and ambassador program.

3 November 2022

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RLC in the media

International student housing in affordability crisis

Momentum is gathering behind a campaign to demand universities cap rents and build residential cooperatives for international students.

1 November 2022

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Open letter: Respect @ Work law reform Bill does not go far enough

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

31 October 2022

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RLC in the media

Sydney welcomes back international students

Lord Mayor Clover Moore last night opened the doors to Sydney Town Hall for the first International Student Welcome since the start of the pandemic.

19 October 2022

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Concerns raised about Coercive Control Bill

Domestic and family violence advocates have raised concerns about the lack of consultation around the criminalisation of coercive control.

13 October 2022

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RLC in the media

Buy now, pay later failing family violence victims

Buy Now Pay Later industry regulations needs to be strengthened, domestic violence advocates say.

12 October 2022

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RLC in the media

Rosie Batty voices concerns with proposed NSW coercive control laws

Attorney general says bill, which will create a separate offence, could be ‘difference between life and death’.

12 October 2022

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RLC in the media

NSW government rushes to pass coercive control bill despite opposition from domestic violence advocates

The NSW government says it is matter of life and death that coercive control is criminalised this year and it doesn't want concerns from domestic violence advocates to cause delays.

12 October 2022

RLC in the media

Why Activists Are Begging NSW To Pause The Criminalisation Of Coercive Control

The complex legislation has the potential to re-traumatise the people it was designed to protect.

10 October 2022

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RLC in the media

Officer Charged with Fabricating Evidence, But His Victim Explains that Coverups Run Deep

LECC announced that the NSW Director of Public Prosecutions has laid charges against police officer over the fraud allegations involving fabricating evidence

7 October 2022

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International Student Leadership and Ambassador program

International student housing in affordability crisis

Open letter: Respect @ Work law reform Bill does not go far enough

Sydney welcomes back international students

Concerns raised about Coercive Control Bill

Buy now, pay later failing family violence victims

Rosie Batty voices concerns with proposed NSW coercive control laws

NSW government rushes to pass coercive control bill despite opposition from domestic violence advocates

Why Activists Are Begging NSW To Pause The Criminalisation Of Coercive Control

Officer Charged with Fabricating Evidence, But His Victim Explains that Coverups Run Deep

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