Know Your Rights!

Presented by Newcastle Libraries REAL, the Hunter Community Legal Centre and Community Disability Alliance Hunter. These podcasts aim to support people with disabilities and the broader community. Australian and New South Wales law is discussed.

Series One

Episode One: It is your right to feel safe and healthy with your support workers during times of COVID-19 and beyond. Become more aware of your rights and responsibilities as well as how to assert your rights.

Episode Two: It is your right to feel safe from fraudsters at your doorstep and online. Know more about how to recognise a fraud and report it.

Episode Three: It is your right to feel safe in your own home so get to know more about recognising early signs of problems in your family relationships and seeking legal assistance.

Series Two

Episode One: Learn more about neighbourhood disputes and where you can get help. Join in an enlightening conversation with Alexandra Craig, Solicitor at Ability Rights Centre (ARC), Dale Robinson: Co-educator at ARC, Nadine Farell, Team Leader at Justice Advocacy Centre (JAS) and host Duhita Lewis, Community Legal Education Co-ordinator, Hunter Community Legal Centre, to learn more.

Episode Two: Learn more about this tool to assist people with disability and their supporters to identify their legal problems. We catch up on an informative conversation with Toobah Choudhari Solicitor at Hunter Community Legal Centre, Cath Mahony Peer Worker at Community Disability Alliance Hunter, and host Duhita Lewis, Community Legal Education Co-ordinator at Hunter Community Legal Centre for some useful tips.

Episode Three: Learn about your rights as a tenant and how to get help on renting problems. Join this helpful conversation with Nicole Grgas: Manager, Hunter Tenants’ Advice and Advocacy Service (HTAAS) Cath Mahony Peer Worker at Community Disability Alliance Hunter, and host Duhita Lewis, Community Legal Education Co-ordinator, Hunter Community Legal Centre to learn more.

Series Three: Anti-Poverty Week

In this Know your Rights series 3 - Anti-Poverty week , our host Dan Cox, Broadcast Journalist with the ABC based in Newcastle Australia, will be speaking with three eminent Australians regarding Poverty in Australia, and what actions we can take to reduce poverty in our society and communities.

Episode One: Join Wonnarua Nation Aboriginal Corporation CEO, Elder Laurie Perry, for episode one as he provides some insights regarding how First Nations peoples are experiencing Poverty.

Episode Two: Emma Dawson will expand our understanding of gendered poverty. Emma is Executive Director of public policy think tank Per Capita. She has worked as a researcher at Monash University and the University of Melbourne; in policy and public affairs for SBS and Telstra; and as a senior policy adviser in the Rudd and Gillard Governments.

Episode Three: Rod Bower is an Anglican priest, the rector of Gosford, where he has served for more than 20 years. He’s also Archdeacon for Justice Ministries and Chaplaincy in the Diocese of Newcastle. Father Rod is a passionate advocate for a number of social justice and human rights issues. He uses his massive social media following, as well as the infamous roadside sign out the front of his church, to raise questions, spark debate, promote love.