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What if your landlord, depending on his mood, could boot you out of your house without a fair hearing?

Thousands of Australians may be deprived of crisis legal support because of a new means test applied by community legal centres (CLCs).

A Sydney college allegedly enrolled a social security recipient in a $28,000 course after convincing her that the hairdressing management diploma — funded under VET Fee-Help loans — was free.

Will the Tink Review into the current system of investigating police misconduct spur real change for NSW? RLC's UNSW Policing Practice solicitor spoke with ABC Radio PM to discuss the systemic issues with the current oversight system.

30 July 2015 - SBS NITV Malarndirri McCarthy The Redfern Legal Centre is encouraging clients to speak up about police misconduct as the NSW Government reviews the accountability process of police.

Following revelations that a traumatised recent victim of domestic violence with a new baby was charged $38,000 undertake a diploma level course delivered by a private college, Labor MPs Kim Carr and Sharon Bird have again written the Australian National Audit Office calling for a review of the VET Fee-Help.

Third-party marketing agents are continuing to recruit vulnerable people to private education courses despite recent federal government attempts to clamp down on the sector, advocates have told a Senate inquiry. Solicitors at a legal centre have raised concerns about unscrupulous training organisations recruiting vulnerable welfare recipients. Photo: Tanya Lake, Sydney Morning Herald.

The former Labor government ignored union advice when restructuring the training industry, a parliamentary inquiry has heard. Mr Carr said closing legal loopholes in the training sector is like trying to keep up with international tax avoidance. Photo: Daniel Morris: www.danielxmorris.com

As the housing affordability debate rages around buyers in Sydney, a big chunk of people are quietly pondering the reality of renting for life. And for many, it’s going to be painful. Rents in Australia have been rising since 2002. Image: Daily Telegraph

With Australia in the grip of a housing affordability crisis, those without a lot of cash have limited options when it comes to finding accommodation.