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On 28 March 2018, the Treasury Laws Amendment (Australian Consumer Law Review) Bill 2018 (Cth) was passed and will enact the first suite proposals of the Australian Consumer Law Review. The Bill covers most of the Final Report’s well-developed legislative proposals.

Research from UNSW and UTS shows that an overwhelming number of international students and backpackers in Australia are suffering wage theft in silence. If you are not being paid correctly at work, there are steps that you can take.

UP TO $1 billion is being stolen by dodgy Australian firms failing to pay thousands of workers the wages are legally entitled to; a troubling new report finds. Benedict Brook reports for new.com.au.

UP TO $1 billion is being stolen by dodgy Australian firms failing to pay thousands of workers the wages are legally entitled to; a troubling new report finds. Benedict Brook reports for new.com.au.

A landmark study has found endemic levels of underpayment among international students, backpackers and other migrant workers in Australia, with fewer than one in ten taking action to recover unpaid wages. Anna Patty reports for The Sydney Morning Herald

On 18 October, the Australian Senate voted to establish an inquiry into unregulated debt management firms, which target customers with debt problems.

UNSW Law Society’s annual social justice journal, Court of Conscience, has launched a special edition focusing on legal issues affecting the Redfern community.

Redfern legal centre has partnered with City of Sydney and Study NSW to develop a new multi-language factsheet to support students who have experienced sexual assault. Lena Wang reports for Honi Soit.

On 26 September, Mr Alex Greenwich MP outlined his views on the Residential Tenancies Amendment (Review) Bill 2018 in the NSW Parliament. Mr Greenwich’s Second Reading speech highlighted key issues also raised in RLC’s recent position paper.

The International Student Legal Service NSW, run by Redfern Legal Centre, has partnered with City of Sydney and Study NSW to launch a new factsheet for students who have experienced sexual assault. Available in 11 languages, “Your Body, Your Choice” includes key messages specifically for international students.