Kingsford Legal Centre in Sydney, Australia | Lawyer & law firm

Kingsford Legal Centre

Locality: Sydney, Australia

Phone: +61 2 9385 9566

Address: UNSW Law 2052 Sydney, NSW, Australia

Website: http://www.klc.unsw.edu.au

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25.01.2022 Social housing, powered by renewable energy, can create jobs, reduce electricity bills, provide dignified homes and combat climate change.

25.01.2022 Today is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women and the start of 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence. Our friends at IARC - Immigration Advice & Rights Centre Inc are showcasing the work of women who contribute to ending gender-based violence in Australia and overseas. Today, they featured Nyadol Nyuon. Follow IARC - Immigration Advice & Rights Centre Inc for more!

24.01.2022 We're excited by the recent launch of the Hope Believe Shine Foundation. The Hope Believe Shine Foundation's purpose is to support women and children affected by domestic violence by fundraising. They do this by raising funds to support specialist domestic violence services. To find out more, go to https://www.hopebelieveshine.org.au/

23.01.2022 The government's "roadmap" for dealing with sexual harassment falls short. What we need is radical change. Read our article in The Conversation today.

22.01.2022 Happy International Women’s Day to the amazing women at KLC and in our community. Let’s have our cake and eat it too!

22.01.2022 Our first edition of the E-Bulletin for 2021 is out now!

21.01.2022 Welcome to our new solicitor, Amy Colquhoun! Amy is a former KLC student and excited to be beginning her law career at KLC. She has a keen interest in human rights and ensuring the most vulnerable people in our community have access to justice. Before studying law, Amy was a hospital social worker with extensive experience working with disadvantaged clients, including people with a disability. ... Amy will be dealing with legal issues arising from the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent economic recession.

21.01.2022 Kingsford Legal Centre students and staff joined UNSW colleagues to celebrate Mardi Gras 2021. This year's theme is RISE. At Kingsford Legal Centre, #WeRiseFor human rights and social justice. What do you rise for?

20.01.2022 "They do terribly important and useful work...if there is one group in our society that merits more funding it is community legal centres." Shadow Attorney Gen...eral Paul Lynch recently called for greater investment in community legal centres in NSW Parliament. Watch his speech https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UrSNbDSLEtI&t=19s Read our recap https://www.clcnsw.org.au/calls-increased-funding-community South West Sydney Legal Centre Macarthur Legal Centre

19.01.2022 Webinar Session today at 2.30pm COVID-19: Legal Issues changes occurring in March 2021 Today we are running a one hour session about legal issues relating to COVID-19: talking about consumer law, financial problems and tenancy.... This session is timely as further changes to the law are occurring now and we will be letting you know about these, including the upcoming changes to JobSeeker. We will also talk about the impacts of COVID-19 on vulnerable clients including people experiencing financial strain and those experiencing domestic violence. We still have spaces available so even if you haven’t registered yet, please follow through the link below. https://teams.microsoft.com//19%3ameeting_N2M4MjdmZTUtZ/0

18.01.2022 We’re looking for a Solicitor/Clinical Supervisor to join our team! The Solicitor/Clinical Supervisor will deal with legal issues arising from the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent economic recession. Applications close tomorrow (10 November 2020). For more information and to apply, please click the link below.

18.01.2022 KLC has developed five comic strip sexual harassment scenarios with corresponding conversation points to help illustrate exactly what sexual harassment behaviour is, and how hurtful it can be, to be used by teachers or youth workers in their discussions with students. The comics target young people on the cusp of employment educating them on appropriate workplace behaviour using comic strips as discussion points. The comics were developed thanks to a grant from the Womens Wellbeing Program UNSW Sydney. To download the Student Comics, click here: https://www.klc.unsw.edu.au/media-319 To download the Teachers Kit, click here: https://www.klc.unsw.edu.au/media-320

17.01.2022 We're ready, through our Sexual Harassment Legal Service, to continue to argue for real, systemic change Learn more in the most recent edition of our E-Bulletin.

17.01.2022 'Tis the season... To let Parliament know that the cruel cuts to income support must stop! The Federal Government has announced more cuts to JobSeeker, Youth Allowance and other income support payments. We can't continue cutting support from the people who need it most. We need to raise the rate for good! ... Raise the Rate Australian Council of Social Service #RaisetheRateforGood #StopTheXmasCut

17.01.2022 The government's reply falls significantly short of a commitment to fully implement all 55 recommendations put forth by Sex Discrimination Commissioner Kate Jenkins in the Respect@Work report. For the roadmap to respond effectively to her damning findings, it must deliver radical change to ensure workplace equality in reality.

17.01.2022 Kingsford Legal Centre alumni - have you taken our survey? 2021 is our 40th birthday and we are interested to hear your comments on your experience of KLC and to find out if they have resonated for you with the passage of time. We know how busy you all are so we have kept the survey really short but we would really appreciate it if you could find the time to complete it and pass it on to anyone else you know who is an ex-KLCer.

16.01.2022 Thank you to the community workers who joined us for our recent community legal education on Victims Support.

16.01.2022 National NAIDOC Week starts today with the theme ‘Always Was, Always Will Be.’ Always Was, Always Will Be. recognises that First Nations people have occupied and cared for this continent for over 65,000 years. Click below to learn more. National NAIDOC

16.01.2022 Our December edition of the E-Bulletin is out now!

16.01.2022 Content note: This post discusses sexual harassment, sexual assault and child sexual assault. When other people don’t say it’s not OK, how is it going to stop? If his friends are telling him it’s OK, and the girl is too afraid to talk about it, the silence continues. Our lawyer Anita Will speaks with the Guardian Australia about the importance of early intervention education programs to address sexual harassment. Kingsford Legal Centre delivers the #MeToo: It’s About You program to high school students to start age-appropriate conversations about sexual harassment and educate young people about their rights and responsibilities.

16.01.2022 Join us for a free webinar on debt and COVID-19 on 2 December 2020 at 10am. You can register via the link below.

14.01.2022 "It's up to all of us to look out for disrespectful behaviour towards women. Sexist remarks, jokes and bad behaviour are the red flags of domestic violence."

14.01.2022 The Government's Bill to abolish the specialist, stand-alone Family Court would have devastating impacts on families.

13.01.2022 Did you juuuuust miss the deadline for our Solicitor/Clinical Supervisor role? Good news! Applications are still open until 5pm tomorrow (12 November) through EthicalJobs.com.au!

13.01.2022 Kingsford Legal Centre alumni - our survey is closing tonight! 2021 is our 40th birthday and we are interested to hear your comments on your experience of KLC and to find out if they have resonated for you with the passage of time. We know how busy you all are so we have kept the survey really short but we would really appreciate it if you could find the time to complete it and pass it on to anyone else you know who is an ex-KLCer.

13.01.2022 The failures of Australia's mental health system are tragic. What's more, it's costing the Australian economy big money - $220 billion a year, according to the latest Productivity Commission report. We need a mental health system that puts people first and holistically meets people's needs - including needs for housing, income support and appropriate legal services.

12.01.2022 Join us for the Australia's Human Rights Report Card session on tomorrow! This is a fantastic opportunity to listen to members of the UPR NGO Committee from Kin...gsford Legal Centre, Indigenous Peoples Organisation Network Australia and Townsville Community Law. Register now: https://tinyurl.com/y55otssy See more

11.01.2022 Can confirm - Tess is a champion!

08.01.2022 As Term 3 draws to a close, we say farewell to our wonderful Term 3 students. You have gained first-hand experience, not just of practising law, but of practising law during a pandemic. You have risen to the challenge and made the most of your time at Kingsford Legal Centre! We’ll miss you!

08.01.2022 The Pathfinders National Aboriginal Birth Certificate Program helps Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people gain access to their birth certificates.

06.01.2022 With the passing of that great Australian hero Jack Mundey last year Bayside Council graciously accepted my suggestion to rename Eastlakes Reserve in his honour.... Had it not been for Jack’ and his leadership and the Builders Labourers Federation placing a Green Ban on that area there would be a mass of apartment buildings rather than a park. It would be difficult to imagine Eastlakes without Eastlakes Reserve I had the great honour of talking with Judy Mundey, Jacks wife, about the Green Bans that rescued so much of Sydney heritage and environment including Eastlakes Reserve. Her recollection of this pivitoal time in our local history is fascinating. Have a listen.

06.01.2022 Migrant workers in Australia are being targeted for exploitation, with almost 9 in 10 job ads in languages other than English advertising rates below the minimum award wage. Migrant workers should not be forced to accept illegally low rates of pay to survive. They should be paid a fair and legal wage for their work, and have access to income support. Migrant Employment Legal Service

05.01.2022 It's World Social Work Day! Today we would like to thank social workers, who work extremely hard to provide high-quality professional support to marginalised people in our community. We would especially like to thank the social workers at the Prince of Wales Hospital and Eastern Suburbs Mental Health Service, our partners in our Health Justice Partnership. The social workers at Prince of Wales Hospital and Eastern Suburbs Mental Health Service are vital to the Health Justice Partnership, which provides access to justice to people with serious illness within a collaborative, shared-care model.

05.01.2022 Due to the end-of-year shutdown, Kingsford Legal Centre is closed until Monday, 4 January 2021. Our phone lines and email accounts will not be monitored during this time. If you need legal help, please call Law Access on 1300 888 529, Monday to Friday, between 9am and 5pm (except on public holidays). We hope you enjoy the holidays and look forward to seeing you in 2021.

04.01.2022 The Senate's COVID-19 committee has recommended a permanent increase to the JobSeeker payment. This was a key recommendation of the submission from NSW community legal centres. The submission makes 44 recommendations to support people during the pandemic and increase safety and justice for all. Read the submission here: https://bit.ly/3ak9OAA

04.01.2022 We're thrilled to welcome 5 new volunteer lawyers to our remote evening legal advice sessions. These wonderful lawyers have joined our busy roster of volunteers, giving legal advice to our community during the COVID-19 pandemic.

03.01.2022 As Australia experiences its first recession in 3 decades, the Federal Government wants to wind back responsible lending laws that protect people from exploitative lending by banks and other lenders. Together we can protect our communities from unsafe and irresponsible lending. Join the campaign to save safe lending and stop the debt disaster.

03.01.2022 Kingsford Legal Centre recently made a submission to the NSW Government's review of strata laws. We supported recent changes to the law to better protect people who have pets. We called for better specific protection for people who have assistance animals. ... We called for laws to improve sustainability in strata and respond to the climate crisis. Read our submission here: https://bit.ly/3shyPlo

01.01.2022 TODAY at 1pm: Human rights don't stop when you clock on at work. Hear more about workplace rights & human rights from: * ACTU President Michele O'Neil * NTEU Pr...esident Alison Barnes * HRLC Executive Director Hugh de Kretser, moderated by UTS Social Justice Director Verity Firth. Event co-hosted by the Human Rights Law Centre and UTS Centre for Social Justice & Inclusion.

01.01.2022 'This year has taught the Centre a lot about the resilience of our community, the commitment of our volunteers and pro bono partners and the dedication of KLC staff and UNSW Law colleagues to keep the service going, even in the most challenging of circumstances.' We're thrilled to be featured in the latest edition of Pro Bono Voco by the Australian Pro Bono Centre. That's us on the front page! You can read Pro Bono Voco here: https://bit.ly/3lYW80V