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We are recruiting for an Intake Manager a dynamic and people-focused role, requiring an understanding of the challenges faced by people experiencing disadvantage in our local catchment and statewide, and the diverse services offered by Redfern Legal Centre. The Intake Manager plays a critical role in ensuring that every person who approaches Redfern Legal Centre for assistance is provided a trauma-informed, respectful and culturally safe service.

We are recruiting for a First Nations Intake Officer is a dynamic and people-focused role, requiring an understanding of the challenges faced by people experiencing disadvantage in our local catchment and statewide, and the diverse services offered by Redfern Legal Centre.

A panel of experts and individuals with lived experience examine the complexities and challenges of responding to mental health emergencies, as well as alternatives to routinely sending police to engage with people in crisis.

Redfern Legal Centre (RLC) has launched the Police Accountability Dashboard - a groundbreaking tool and the first of its kind in Australia.

The NSW police have been given new powers to detect knives.

A Guide to Driving Laws in NSW Developed by Weave and Redfern Legal Centre

Redfern Legal Centre (RLC), the Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC) and Aboriginal Legal Service (NSW/ACT) Limited (ALS) are calling for immediate reform of the NSW fines system as a new report reveals that a heavy-handed approach to policing public health orders (PHOs) resulted in 3,628 children in NSW receiving COVID fines.

17 March 2024 Dear Premier Minns, Don't turn your back on Closing the Gap. Throwing more children in jail will make crime worse in regional communities, not better. Throwing more children in jail will lead to horrific outcomes for communities, families and those children, compounding abuse and trauma. Throwing more children in jail will cause unspeakable damage to Closing The Gap and efforts to create a better future for Aboriginal children in NSW.

In New South Wales, over seven years (from July 2016 to June 2023), a total of 1,546 children were subjected to an invasive strip search by NSW Police. An average of 220 children each year.

A submission to the Legislative Council inquiry into the equity, accessibility and appropriate delivery of outpatient and community mental health care in New South Wales, prepared by Redfern Legal Centre.