News and Events

RLC launches a new statewide Financial Abuse Service, which will provide free legal advice and casework to people who have experienced financial abuse in an intimate partner relationship. Jasmine Opdam writes for Pro Bono Voco

Macquarie is the first university in the country to sign up for the new My Legal Mate app, a digital tool designed to help international students navigate legal problems. Jill Rowbotham reports for The Australian

A 22-year-old woman was allegedly strip searched in front of a shop window by two male police officers last month. Ugur Nedim and Sonia Hickey report for Sydney Criminal Lawyers

Fuller says he’s ‘disappointed’ with the way powers were used but young people should have ‘a little bit of fear’ of police. Michael McGowan reports for The Guardian Australia

The NSW Police Commissioner has backed his officers’ use of strip searches, saying there should be “a little bit of fear” of law enforcement. Australian Associated Press

NSW Police Commissioner Mick Fuller has called on the public to support his officers in carrying out strip searches and other tough policing measures, of suffer the consequences of rising youth crime. Mark Morri reports for The Daily Telegraph

18 November 2019 | FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Redfern Legal Centre backs call to use strip searches for knife offences

The New South Wales police commissioner, Mick Fuller, has been accused of being “shrill and misleading” after he claimed reducing strip-searches could lead to an increase in knife crime despite less than 1% of all searches in the state being conducted for that reason. Michael McGowan reports for The Guardian Australia

On Tuesday 26 November, Redfern Legal Centre will be holding a free panel discussion about the use of police powers in NSW.

On 14 November 2019, Alex Greenwich MP delivered a statement to the Legislative Assembly of the NSW Parliament highlighting the impact of communitiy legal centres, including the work of RLC and the Migrant Employment Legal Service.