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The Tenancy Practice Lead manages tenancy services, supervises lawyers and advocates, handles complex casework, and liaises with stakeholders like the Tenants Union NSW, government, and industry colleagues, while also driving policy and law reform on housing justice and delivering community legal education; the role requires at least five years of tenancy casework experience, proven leadership and management ability, and a demonstrated track record in law reform advocacy and legal education delivery.

The Independent Tenant Advocate will provide support to social housing tenants who are being relocated as part of the renewal of the Waterloo South Estate. The Independent Tenant Advocate will provide independent guidance and support to tenants, attend meetings with tenants, liaise with Homes NSW relocation officers, advocate for tenants to ensure their relocation reflects their needs and ensures their wellbeing.

The Workplace Justice Visa provides migrant workers with the opportunity to stay in Australia temporarily to address workplace exploitation, unfair practices, or mistreatment. Whether you’ve been underpaid, forced to work in unsafe conditions, or subjected to harassment, this visa allows you to pursue your claims without the risk of visa cancellation. With the help of legal services like Redfern Legal Centre, you can access the support you need to protect your rights and hold employers accountable.

Redfern Legal Centre welcomes the introduction of a world-first ‘workplace justice’ visa that will enable exploited migrants to stay in Australia for a short period to enforce their workplace rights. 

Let's Talk About Confidentiality is a research report published on 6 March 2024 by Sharmilla Bargon and Regina Featherstone, the inaugural Social Justice Practitioners-in-Residence at The University of Sydney. In August 2023, Bargon and Featherstone set out to find how sexual harassment practitioners were resolving out-of-court sexual harassment settlements and how they approached confidentiality terms.

Redfern Legal Centre (RLC) welcomes the Albanese Government’s announcement of reforms to assist temporary visa holders experiencing workplace exploitation. 

A coalition of community legal centres including RLC has sent an open letter to government calling for improvements to a proposed discrimination law Bill.

Regardless of whether you live in public or private housing, there are laws in place to protect you and it is important to know your rights.

An open letter calling on the government to consider supporting key legal reforms to reduce the exploitation of vulnerable workers.

Australian laws are preventing many people from obtaining justice through the court's new research from the Grata Fund says.