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Australia is bringing migrant workers back – but exploitation is still rampant. Here are 3 changes needed now

If the COVID years have taught us anything about migration, it is that Australia depends on it.

16 May 2022

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Call to end exploitation of migrant workers

A coalition of concerned community legal centres and civil society organisations have called on governments to make pre-election commitments to end the exploitation of migrant workers.

15 May 2022

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Underpayment of migrant workers

A client of Employment Rights Legal Service (ERLS) shares his experience of being underpaid on SBS News.

12 May 2022

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Increasing the safety of Buy Now Pay Later products and payday loans

RLC has joined more than 100 organisations calling for governments to act to make Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) and advance wage products safer.

12 May 2022

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Underpayment of migrant workers

A client of Employment Rights Legal Service (ERLS) shares his experience of being underpaid with SBS News.

11 May 2022

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Unpaid fines in NSW reach $1 billion

New South Wales residents owe $1 billion to the state government because of unpaid fines, with more than 380,000 individuals having unpaid enforceable debt with Revenue NSW.

3 May 2022

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Rental Affordability Snapshot highlights affordable housing crisis

Anglicare has released its 13th annual Rental Affordability Snapshot for 2022, measuring both the availability and affordability of rental housing in Greater Sydney and the Illawarra.

1 May 2022

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Youpla collapse fuels ‘trauma and intergenerational debt’ for First Nations families

In April 2022, RLC joined a coalition of 125 organisations calling on the federal government to urgently support First Nations People who have been affected by the collapse of funeral insurer, Youpla.

27 April 2022

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The LECC determines serious misconduct in sexual touch case

A NSW Police Officer has been found to have engaged in serious misconduct over the treatment of a 15-year-old Aboriginal boy, which included flicking his exposed nipple and making a turkey noise, whilst the boy was sedated.

24 April 2022

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Dealing with education providers: factsheets for international students

RLC's International Student Legal Service NSW has updated our range of factsheets to help NSW international students experiencing issues with education providers.

10 April 2022

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Australia is bringing migrant workers back – but exploitation is still rampant. Here are 3 changes needed now

Call to end exploitation of migrant workers

Underpayment of migrant workers

Increasing the safety of Buy Now Pay Later products and payday loans

Underpayment of migrant workers

Unpaid fines in NSW reach $1 billion

Rental Affordability Snapshot highlights affordable housing crisis

Youpla collapse fuels ‘trauma and intergenerational debt’ for First Nations families

The LECC determines serious misconduct in sexual touch case

Dealing with education providers: factsheets for international students

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