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REDFERN: Redfern Legal Centre (RLC) has lodged a complaint with the NSW Ombudsman regarding Housing NSW’s ongoing failure to respond to the needs of their tenants. The complaint, lodged on July 22, highlights six case studies in which tenants repeatedly tried to communicate with Housing NSW with no response.

RLC's Police Powers Solicitor, David Porter on triple j's hack about police power to break up "out of control parties".

RLC's Police Powers Solicitor David Porter on triple j's hack about police power to break up "out of control parties."

RLC and the Sydney Chinese Services Interagency took part in the Healthy City Living Information Expo in May 2013.

RLC's Susan Smith on the issue of victims of domestic violence being charged with making false statements to police.

THE charging of domestic violence victims who retract allegations should be approved only at the highest levels of state police forces or by directors of public prosecution, says the Australian Law Reform Commission.

Discussion about the proposed Human Rights and Anti-Discrimination legislation has been dominated by a debate on religious organisation exemptions and freedom of speech. There has been public outcry over religious organisations being exempt from the legislation and the ramifications for service provision to some of the most vulnerable people in Australia.

Redfern Legal Centre was a finalist in the inaugural HESTA Community Sector Awards, Social Impact category.

Jacqui Swinburne, RLC Employment Solicitor appeared in the Sydney Morning Herald, Underclass of restaurant employees in Sydney grossly underpaid.

Diners in Sydney’s A-list suburbs are unknowingly exploiting an underclass of employees who are being grossly underpaid, Fairfax Media has found.