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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

Redfern Legal Centre (RLC) is calling on the Deputy State Coroner Harriet Graham to refer any police officer that may have used a strip search as a form of intimidation or threat to the Law Enforcement Conduct Commission (LECC) for investigation, and to the Department of Public Prosecutions (DPP) to assess whether a criminal prosecution, such as an assault charge, may apply.

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.

Redfern Legal Centre (RLC) is calling for the immediate release of an internal police document that reportedly reveals that police are incorrectly applying strip-search laws.