The Aboriginal housing sector is undergoing significant, complex and contested reforms. With direction from the Aboriginal Tenants Advice Network and in collaboration with Shelter NSW and NCOSS, the TU commissioned a review of the current reforms and future directions.

The report was released February 2011 and it received coverage in sector newsletters. We met with Aboriginal housing organisations to discuss the outcomes and published an update to the research. We also participated in the National Indigenous Housing Roundtable.The resulting document is being used by the Aboriginal services to respond to the reforms and as an education tool for non-Aboriginal services.

ActivistRights.org.au has been an important resource for activists in Victoria since 2006. Thanks to funding from the Victoria Law Foundation, the contribution of legal workers, activists, and writers, and the support of the RMIT Human Right Education Unit, the Fitzroy Legal Service will be relaunching an updated site in May 2012.

As part of the relaunch, Fitzroy Legal Service will host an event including a panel, debate and entertainment.  The panel will include Rob Stary, Tasneem Chopra and Gary Foley, who will discuss “Activism in Australia: Reflections, Experiences and Challenges”. The topic “Activism Doesn’t Pay” will be debated by a range of local activists including Cam Walker (Friends of...

Based on the Victoria Legal Aid/Youthlaw booklet Am I Old Enough?, this quiz is a good icebreaker to convey the range of ways the law impacts young people's lives. In most cases it has been conducted as a 'call out' activity in a big group, with chocolates given for correct answers and discussion in between. It could also be run as a 'game show' or produced as a handout.

Designed for use by service providers and educators, this is a kit with activities, plain English handouts, resources, background information and facilitators notes including structured sample session outlines. The kit was developed as part of the CALD communities project after consultation and collaboration with community members, leaders and service providers.

This workshop is for youth workers and covers being a 'Support Person' for a young person at the police station, including the role of a Support Person sitting in on a police interview, as well as supporting a young person at court.

Between a Rock and a Hard Place assists community workers to get the most out of the legal system for their clients.

The publication covers many common legal areas that community workers encounter when managing their clients issues. There is a comprehensive and easy to understand manual and it is available online as a PDF.

In Queensland, the United Nations Convention on the Rights of a Child is breached every day as 17 year olds are charged and imprisoned as adults.

The Castaway campaign highlights that young people have the responsibilities of adults without the rights of adults, so they are legal castaways.

The project will facilitate 100 young people to write 100 individual messages to be placed in a bottle and sent to 100 community leaders as a "message in a bottle." The campaign will also be supported by social media.

Provision of a CLE session for Koori Health Workers in the East Gippsland area. The event was held in Lakes Entrance as part of the Health worker' professional development program.

Submission in support of Constitutional recognition of Indigenous Australians and the removal of racial discrimination powers.

The Centre presented 10 age-specific talks on cyber-bullying, bullying and violence  at a local high school to years 7, 8 and 9 students.