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The trauma experienced in police strip searches is akin to that suffered during sexual assaults, the New South Wales music festivals inquest has heard. AAP reports for The Guardian

The NSW coronial inquiry into six drug-related deaths at music festivals heard testimony last week regarding a police officer who threatened to make a strip search "nice and slow" unless a woman confessed to where her drugs were hidden. Paul Gregoire reports for Sydney Criminal Lawyers

A young music fan "humiliated" during a strip search at a music festival has told an inquest a police officer threatened to make the process "nice and slow" unless she confessed to drug use.

International students living in Australia are frequent targets of housing scams and exploitative living arrangements. Study International News reports

Redfern Legal Centre’s employment Law solicitor Sharmilla Bargon spoke with Sun-Herald about allegations that a luxury hotel chain is exploiting migrant workers on intern visas. Anna Patty reports for The Sun-Herald.

Luxury Blue Mountains hotel group is under investigation for reportedly underpaying and exploiting its visa workers. Newsline reports

In June, RLC hosted a community forum on the impact of public housing redevelopment for local residents and support workers. Finn O'Keefe reports for The South Sydney Herald

A community forum on the impact of public housing redevelopment was held at Redfern Town Hall on Tuesday 11 June 2019. Finn O'Keefe reports for The South Sydney Herald

Sydney man awarded over $112, 000 after it was found he was strip searched illegally by police. Elfy Scott reports for 10 Daily.

Solicitor Sam Lee speaks to Let's Talk, about strip search laws in NSW and around the country. Boe Spearim reports for 98.9FM.