News and Events

Come along Tuesday 5 November at 11am to Redfern Community Centre, Hugo Street, Redfern. Everyone welcome. Lunch will be provided.

Contributed by the Salvation Army Safe House for Trafficked Persons In Australia, human traffickers and slaveholders are using people against their will for their own profit.

Redfern Legal Centre celebrated NAIDOC week this year by holding stalls at community events at the National Centre for Indigenous Excellence, the Aboriginal Medical Service and Wulla Mulla Family and Community Support Centre.

RLC’s Sydney Women’s Domestic Violence Court Advocacy Service Coordinator Susan Smith has been appointed to the newly established NSW Domestic and Family Violence Council.

Redfern Legal Centre was invited to speak at the inaugural Malaysian Summit of Australia (MASA) Careers, Conference and Excellence Awards held at UTS.

MoneySmart is an Australian Securities and Investments Commission initiative that assists consumers to pursue unclaimed moneys and superannuation.

On 10 May 2013 the High Court rejected the Commonwealth’s application to appeal against the Federal Court’s decision regarding the Business Services Wage Assessment Tool (BSWAT).

The High Court has reserved a decision on whether Aboriginality can be used as a defence in sentencing. The question has not been considered for the past 30 years, and the Court granted special leave to hear the case of William David Bugmy.

The Fair Work Commission has published a new resource for those involved in unfair dismissal matters.

On Friday, 28 June the Fair Work Act Amendment Bill 2013 came into effect.