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The Commonwealth Government has signed an agreement with the states to secure five years of funding for community legal centres, palming off responsibility for legal assistance to the states.

Public housing tenants in Surry Hills are fed up with anti-social behavior and alleged illegal activity occurring in their buildings by their neighbours and guests.

The City of Sydney last week announced a dedicated squad and investigation to crack down on illegal accommodation across the city. While this announcement answers calls for action, the future of current tenants has been thrown into uncertainty.

Angela Lavoipierre, Mark Colvin June 2015 - ABC PM

A census by the National Association of Community Legal Centres has found that over 150,000 people were turned away from community legal centres last financial year.

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The Redfern Legal Centre will be forced to turn away 500 clients a year from July 1 if funding isn’t secured.

The scourge of domestic violence continues to rise in some of Sydney’s most affluent suburbs, with Rose Bay police confirming it received up to two calls on the matter each day.

Millers Point residents have complained of feeling ‘bullied’ and ‘harassed’ and continue to fear losing their homes in wake of the state government’s announcement last week that more properties were being sold. Photo: Wikepedia.commons

More than 150,000 of Australia's most vulnerable people are turned away each year from community legal centres, new figures have revealed.