News and Events

RLC financial abuse solicitor Jasmine Opdam recently spoke to Body+Soul as part of a series highlighting the experience of financial abuse survivors, financial abuse warning signs and where to get help. Sarrah Le Marquand (editor-in-chief) and Danielle Miller report for Body + Soul.

After escaping from a violent relationship, Susie* explains why love doesn’t mean you have to ask for access to your money.

Marisa Sposaro speaks to Samantha Lee, Police Accountability Solicitor at Redfern Legal Centre, for Doin Time on 3cr Radio.

Redfern Legal Centre (RLC) believes the rough handling of protesters and observers by NSW Police at a University of Sydney protest yesterday was unnecessary, potentially unlawful and an incorrect use of the COVID-19 public health laws.

The head of the University of Sydney's law school says the hard policing of student protests on campuses is out of step with community standards, and he has immediate concern for the welfare of staff and students on the receiving end. Natassia Chrysanthos reports for the Sydney Morning Herald.

Nearly $90 million of taxpayer money has been paid out by NSW Police in hundreds of civil claims alleging police brutality, unlawful searches and illegal arrests over the last four financial years, NewsLocal reveals. Jake McCallum, reports for NewsLocal (Daily Telegraph)

Democracy in Colour has launched a series of intervention workshops to empower people to intervene when they see racial abuse.

RLC's international student solicitor Sean Stimson reflects on key issues affecting international students during COVID-19. Insiders Guide reports for City of Sydney

Community groups are mounting a combined push for more social and affordable housing for Aboriginal people in inner Sydney, as a wave of development and rise in property prices scatter the area's once-thriving population. Megan Gorrey reports for the Sydney Morning Herald

A freedom of information investigation conducted by the Sun Herald in September found that Western Sydney suburbs like Mount Druitt and Liverpool, which were at the top of the list - prompting concerns about the over-policing of minorities in those regions. FBi Backchat reports