This project was developed in response to the anecdotal evidence of the poor standard of rental accommodation available to low income earners of the western suburbs of Melbourne, coupled with the lack of tenant-initiated repairs disputes at VCAT.

This report examines the impact of door-to-door sales practices on vulnerable consumers, including refugee communities, low-income families and public housing residents. By using the real life experiences of our clients at the Footscray Community Legal Centre ( Footscray CLC ), this report examines the social and legal impact of door-to-door sales. This report finds that...

This short report by the Footscray Community Legal Centre (FCLC) details the development of a kit of community education materials to introduce refugees and new migrants to their rights as communications consumers in Australia.

Refugees in Melbourne suburbs are being exploited and living in dingy conditions, according to this report.

The Footscray Legal Community Centre (FCLC), together with ACCAN, has released this report that documents the experiences of 16 new Australian migrants and finds that this already disadvantaged and highly vulnerable group are not being well served or protected in the communications market.