19th Associations Forum National Conference

📍 CAWLS recently attended the ‘19th Associations Forum National Conference‘ in Canberra. The Associations Forum is the leading organisation for training and educating associations and charities across Australia and the Asia Pacific 🗣️ 💬 The conference hosted over 480 attendees, who had the opportunity to engage with senior executives, board members & sector experts, as they…

Australia’s Child Support System facilitates Economic Abuse of Women

💬 Women’s Legal Services Australia‘s Executive Officer, Lara Freidin, says fathers take “extraordinary measures” to reduce their taxable incomes and therefore payments for their children’s upkeep 🚨 🗣️ “Non-payment, underpayment and delayed payment of child support must be nationally recognised as a form of economic abuse that has long-lasting impacts on women and children, entrenching…

National DFV Crisis x Frontline Services Funding

🗣⚠️ “How can you extend a program though and offer money and cash to women wanting to leave violent relationships, and not give more support to those frontline services who are then going to be dealing with those people?” … Excellent question from ABC News’, Lisa Millar 👏 📢 Women’s Legal Services across the country…

Inaugural National Family Violence Symposium

📍 Last week, the Central Australian Women’s Legal Service attended the inaugural ‘National Family Violence Symposium’, hosted by the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia ⚖️ 💬 The Symposium brought together 80+ participants to discuss ways the Court can better meet the needs of court users experiencing or at risk of family violence. 🗣️…

NT ‘Local Link’ Pilot Project

👥 The Central Australian Women’s Legal Service are delighted to have been selected as the provider for the NT ‘Local Link’ pilot project 🤝 🔎 We’re now getting to work to develop a new service to support primary care responses to those affected by family, domestic and sexual violence and child sexual abuse (DFSV). 📖…

Technical Difficulties (15 April 2024)

⚠️ The Central Australian Women’s Legal Service is currently experiencing technical difficulties with our phone & data service. 🛑 Our drop in service is currently closed. Pre-existing appointments will be seen at our Alice Springs & Tennant Creek offices. 📞 As always, if you need immediate assistance, please call Northern Territory Police, Fire and Emergency…