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The State Debt Recovery Office has been criticised for "cleaning out" the bank accounts of traffic fine defaulters, leaving vulnerable consumers with no money to meet the basic expenses of rent, food and transport.

面向留學生的法律援助 10月6日是國際租客日，Redfern法律中心特別提醒廣大留學生，如遇到租房或生活中其他法律問題，可以向其尋求免費的咨詢和幫助。

在异国他乡留学，如果遇到法律纠纷常常让人不知所措，很多学生认为只能选择“自认倒霉”。其实澳大利亚很多城市都设有免费的法律服务，向包括留学生在内的公众开放。这里介绍的是悉尼的Redfern 法律中心。

In inner-city Sydney, a man in his 50s answers an unexpected knock at the front door. It’s the police, carrying a DNA sample kit and some paperwork. A document explains to the man that he has been classified as an untested former offender, empowering the police to collect his DNA.

RLC's Police Powers solicitor, David Porter, spoke with Angela Lavoipierre on ABC Radio National's AM show, on the NSW Police Force's renewed efforts to build an expanded DNA database of NSW former offenders.

Most of the lawyers at a music trivia night might have started practising law when Soundgarden rather than Schoolboy Q were moving the kids, but a music trivia night is for the young at heart, writes Anthony Jucha.

In Australia, unfair and oppressive rules introduced by some apartment buildings have seen a number of tenants summarily locked out of their homes, often over trivial matters. These tenants have found that local laws offer them little in the way of meaningful protection.

Watching the end of Deal or No Deal before the evening news, Paul Gardener saw an advertisement he thought would solve all his problems.

Following a fire in an overcrowded property in Alexandria on July 2, the City Hub has identified a series of up to 150 unauthorised boarding houses throughout the city, all of which appear to be part of a single operation.

Susan Smith is the coordinator of Sydney Women’s Domestic Violence Court Advocacy Service, which assists women and children who come to court to seek the protection of an apprehended domestic violence order. Susan spoke to Survive Law about her work…