📍 Earlier this month, CAWLS Lawyers from our Civil & Criminal Practices, made a legal outreach visit to Ltyentye Apurte. ☀️ In true Territory style, our dedicated lawyers met with women under a make shift office in the sun, to share information about CAWLS’ services and provided legal advice and assistance to the community 👥…
📢 This week, we unite as a nation to amplify the crucial conversation against men’s violence. The tragic truth is that the number of deaths is still rising 🚨 In 2024 alone, 44 women have been tragically taken from us. Our hearts are shattered, and our anger is rising 💔 ⚠️ Domestic, family, and sexual…
⚠️ Trigger Warning : DFSV & Child Victims ⚠️ 👥 CAWLS staff recently attended the report launch of the ‘Filicides in a Domestic and Family Violence Context 2010–2018’ – a joint report by ANROWS and the Australian Domestic and Family Violence Death Review Network 📃 Tragically, between July 2010 and June 2018, 138 Australian children…
ℹ️💵 The Youpla Group, also called the Aboriginal Community Benefit Fund (ACBF), sold funeral insurance policies to Aboriginal and Torres Strait people. These were called Youpla funeral funds. ⛔ When Youpla collapsed in March 2022, many community members could no longer pay for Sorry Business. 👥 The National Indigenous Australian Agency (NIAA) will be the…
📣 Join us for essential training for ALL frontline workers across Central Australia & the Barkly, with a focus on managing disclosures of domestic, family sexual violence 📖 🚨 Due to overwhelming interest – an additional training date has been added 🚨 🎟️ Learn more via 🔗 https://bit.ly/CAWLS_ASP_Training ℹ️ Our full day course covers foundational…
📍 CAWLS was delighted to share our work through the ‘Strengthening and Sharing our Practice Conference’ held in Mpartnwe/Alice Springs earlier this month 📖 👥 The conference brought together members of the DFSV sector from across the Territory, to learn and to collaborate 🤝 🗣️ We were grateful for the opportunities to showcase our innovative…
🏉 The CAWLS Tennant Creek office have been heavily involved with the AFL Barkly League since the women’s inaugural season in 2022. Since that time, we have had 8 different lawyers and staff members, join the team for a game or a kick around 🏃♂️💨 🙌 AFL offers women in the Barkly an opportunity to…
💬 Employers have a positive duty under the Sex Discrimination Act to eliminate sex-based discrimination & harassment. Are you an organisational leader or manager in Central Australia or the Barkly? 🤔 CAWLS are offering a free one-hour webinar to assist employers understand and meet this positive duty 💡⚖️ 📆 Wednesday 26 June ⌚ 1-2pm ACST…
🏚️ In our Tenancy division at CAWLS, Aboriginal women make up roughly 92% of our clients facing tenancy issues, with almost 80% of our tenancy clients also experiencing DFSV in the same timeframe. Many of the women who present to our service have children and are managing the dynamics or relationships involving DFSV, on top…
⚠️ Women are the fastest growing prison population across Australia. Aboriginal women, in particular, are significantly overrepresented, particularly in the Northern Territory, with an incarceration rate 14 times the rate of non-Aboriginal women 📈 It is increasingly recognised that psychological symptoms observed in victims/survivors are often the result of repeated violence and trauma. These behaviours…
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