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Redfern Legal Centre solicitor Will Dwyer represented Robert Porter when Porter was left with $15,000 in debt when enrolled in a course at a private college by an education broker, who said the course was free and included a laptop computer. Dwyer and Porter were interviews by The Australian as part of the paper's investigation into unscrupulous VET FEE-HELP loans, which sees the vulnerable targeted. The Australian - 12 December 2015 Natasha Bita, Kylar Loussikian

Almost 40 years after the first community legal centre in NSW was established, the CLC spirit has infiltrated other sectors of the industry as pioneers take on roles in different organisations.

A free legal service for international students has been thrown a lifeline after the NSW government’s StudyNSW handed over $110,000 to keep the operation afloat. The Australian - 10 November 2015 Julie Hare, John Ross

With Community Legal Centres to lose 25% of Commonwealth funding from 2017, VICE Australia spends a day and night at Redfern Legal Centre to investigate the 'human cost' of these budget cuts.

'Private Vocational Education and Training (VET) providers are taking an increasing share of public funding, and leaving the government to cover the costs.'

RLC's solicitor Lindsay Ash writes in the New Matilda that it is imperative that changes are made to the proposed Anti-Social Housing Bill to protect vulnerable tenants across NSW, to ensure innocents tenants are not made homeless. New Matilda - 14 October 2015 Lindsay Ash

RLC solicitor Natalie Bradshaw spoke to the Daily Telegraph about the government's proposed Anti-Social Housing Bill and what it means for social housing tenants. 30 September 2015 - Daily Telegraph ​James Gorman

RLC's Coordinator of the Waverley Local Coordination Point, Sophie Farrell, writes that 12 months on NSW is leading Australia in its response to domestic violence under the It Stops Here : Safer Pathway Reforms.

RLC's Sydney Women's domestic Violence Court Advocacy Service and Local Coordination Point as part of the Safer Pathway NSW domestic violence Reforms was profiled in the Sydney morning Herald.

RLC's international students solicitor Nick Ngai and RLC's CEO Joanna Shulman spoke with Sydney University's Honi Soit about the impact of the funding crisis on our International Students service.