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Tenants of the Regis Towers apartment block near Sydney's Chinatown complained that their electronic access swipe keys had been cancelled for minor infringements, effectively locking them out of their own flats...

Angry tenants are being locked out of their homes unless they pay $150 to get their security access cards back after draconian bylaws were passed at one of Sydney's biggest apartment complexes.

“Just imagine what your future could hold after studying in Australia. It’s unlimited, isn’t it?”

Coffs Harbour residents can now access free legal advice through Sydney's Redfern Legal Centre tomorrow when an innovative new legal services is launched at the Coffs Harbour Neighbourhood Centre at 10am.

RLC's International Student Solicitor Kate Gauld speaks with SBS World News on students living in expensive, overcrowded and unsafe accomodation.

Plans to expand NSW police powers would encourage officers to arrest people for spurious reasons and to hold them in custody even if they face only financial penalties, legal experts have warned.

Our Police Powers solicitor David Porter talks to Hack on triple j about the new laws in Queensland for the G20 which will restrict movement and behaviours including kite flying.

JUST three days into its seven-week social media campaign to attract international students, Austrade had received 2000 entries with predictions the original estimate of 20,000 will be far exceeded.

The residents of decaying #HousingCommission units have told @quentindempster about dangerous, #toxic levels of mould.

REDFERN: Justice Virginia Bell, a long-time resident of Redfern, spoke recently at a fundraising event in support of the Redfern Legal Centre. She gave those present some insights into the history and function of the Centre. It was opened in 1977, with only one paid staff member, who was supported by volunteers. Justice Bell, who was called to the Bar in 1984, herself worked free for the Centre in its earlier years.