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Wage theft 'endemic' senate committee finds

A senate inquiry set up in 2019 to look at wage theft after a string of high-profile cases, has concluded that unlawful underpayment of employees in Australia is systemic, sustained and shameful.

4 April 2022

Domestic Violence and Financial Abuse thumbnail - empty wallet

RLC in the media

Getting ripped off by your employer

Redfern Legal Centre's employment law solicitor, Sharmilla Bargon, speaks to Triple J's Hack about what to do if you think you're a victim of wage theft.

4 April 2022

News

Harsh new protest laws passed in NSW

Protesters who block access to major roads or other infrastructure risk incarceration or a $22,000 fine.

4 April 2022

Protesters march on street holding Aboriginal flag

RLC in the media

This teenager says Subway ripped her off, and she's taking her fight to the Fair Work Commission

Chantelle Zentveld, 17, was thrilled when she got an after-school job at the fast-food franchise Subway, but she soon suspected she was being underpaid.

2 April 2022

RLC in the media

Why Does Australia Still Make Laws That Are Detrimental to Aboriginal People?

The gap in inequality between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians is depressingly vast in the legal and justice system.

25 March 2022

First Nations Justice - Aboriginal Flag Painted on Wall

RLC in the media

Block a Bridge or Tunnel = $22,000 fines for protesters

New penalties have been introduced for protesters who block major traffic and infrastructure in NSW.

24 March 2022

Protesters on a main road holding Aboriginal flags

News

Urgent law reform needed to prevent sexual harassment at work

RLC has signed a joint statement alongside a coalition of 60 groups and individuals calling on the federal government to act now to prevent sexual harassment at work.

18 March 2022

Events

Collaborating to support people impacted by financial abuse (webinar)

Building on the approach of RLC’s Financial Abuse Legal Service NSW, this webinar discusses a collaborative model that brings together legal and social service supports for people impacted by financial abuse.

16 March 2022

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e-Bulletin | February/ March 2022

Our February/ March 2022 e-Bulletin covers our law reform work including calls to address sexual harassment in the workplace, and calls for NSW police to release their safe driving policy following the tragic death of Jai Wright.

15 March 2022

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Looking for share accommodation? Check out RLC's Share Housing Survival Guide

With uni back in session for another year, it's a busy time for students looking for accommodation.

14 March 2022

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Wage theft 'endemic' senate committee finds

Getting ripped off by your employer

Harsh new protest laws passed in NSW

This teenager says Subway ripped her off, and she's taking her fight to the Fair Work Commission

Why Does Australia Still Make Laws That Are Detrimental to Aboriginal People?

Block a Bridge or Tunnel = $22,000 fines for protesters

Urgent law reform needed to prevent sexual harassment at work

Collaborating to support people impacted by financial abuse (webinar)

e-Bulletin | February/ March 2022

Looking for share accommodation? Check out RLC's Share Housing Survival Guide

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