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The First Nations paralegal is an identified position for a person who is First Nations. The role of the paralegal is to provide administrative and casework support to the First Nations lawyer and First Nations clients, in a culturally appropriate and accessible manner.  This role provides an opportunity to work within a culturally safe practice at Redfern legal Centre, dedicated to assisting First Nations clients in our local area, across a range of legal issues and areas of law. The First Nations paralegal may also assist other practice areas, depending on capacity and demand.

Super Consumers Australia, the Economic Abuse Reference Group (EARG), Redfern Legal Centre, Domestic Violence NSW, the Australian Multicultural Women’s Alliance, Safe and Equal and the organisation Each have welcomed the Government’s consultation to prevent perpetrators of domestic and family violence (DFV) from accessing victims-survivors’ superannuation death benefits.

Redfern Legal Centre’s first Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) sets out our organisational commitment to reconciliation and contains a number of concrete actions for us to work towards between March 2023 and February 2025.

Bystanders filmed the late-night arrest of Darren Biles in Dubbo on December 10 and shared it on social media. Mr Biles, who was allegedly injured during the incident, was later charged with two counts of assault against officers and of resisting arrest.

Louise remembers receiving a notice from the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) telling her she had just 21 days to pay about $20,000 of tax debt racked up in her name without her knowing.

A pioneering national study has shed light on the hidden toll of coerced business debt, revealing how business structures are weaponised to perpetrate financial abuse, resulting in long-term economic hardship.

An RLC webinar on financial abuse in family law: Understanding the new reforms

First Nations people in New South Wales are subject to 45 per cent of all "uses of force" by NSW police despite making up only 3.44 per cent of the population, a new accountability dashboard has revealed.

New South Wales police used force toward Aboriginal people at a vastly disproportionate rate compared to non-Indigenous people, new data has shown.

A new report has claimed disadvantaged and First Nations children in New South Wales were targeted by police during the COVID-19 pandemic, with fines up to $5000 being issued, pushing families into financial hardship.