Two months before Barry O’Farrell announced the ‘one punch’ laws, he passed a different law that expands police powers to arrest without warrant.

Two months before Barry O’Farrell announced the ‘one punch’ laws, he passed a different law that expands police powers to arrest without warrant.

Suzie (not her real name) was an international student who had been working as a casual bartender at a Sydney hotel for almost three years. There was a change in management and Suzie began reporting to a new boss, Bob.

Have you ever been misled about the types of fees, rates and charges in phone and internet packages? Have you seen advertising that didn’t accurately convey the actual cost of service delivery?

A recent Redfern Legal Centre discrimination case raised interesting issues about the interaction between federal disability discrimination and workers’ compensation laws in settling matters.

Redfern Legal Centre supports the new provisions of the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) aimed at preventing workplace bullying. The provisions came into effect on 1 January 2014.

NSW Police have launched a suite of new anti-domestic violence resources to promote community awareness of domestic violence and to encourage reporting to police.

An alarming number of tenants have contacted Redfern Legal Centre after having been locked out of their homes by the building management of Regis Towers, an apartment block in Sydney’s CBD and the largest strata plan building in Australia.

On 1 January 2014 many of the tribunals in New South Wales combined to become the New South Wales Civil and Administrative Tribunal (NCAT).

The New South Wales Government has passed further law and order legislation, with highly publicised mandatory sentencing legislation expected to follow now that parliament has resumed.