Appointment of New CAWLS CEO, Anna Ryan

📢 The CAWLS Board are today pleased to announce, the appointment of Anna Ryan as the new Chief Executive Officer of the Central Australian Women’s Legal Service. 🗣️ Anna has been employed with CAWLS since 2011 and currently holds the position of ‘Legal Practice Manager & Principal Lawyer’. Anna’s previous experience includes working as a…

Sisters in Law | 2 November 2022

ℹ️ This week on ‘Sisters in Law’, CAWLS lawyer Sarah E, took to the airwaves to speak with Annie Taylor from NT Shelter about the Australian Government Productivity Commission’s report into the ‘National Housing and Homelessness Agreement’. The pair also discussed the recently announced increase in funding for housing in the Federal Budget 📢🏘️ 🗣️…

Pursuing Gender Equity in 2022 | Event Wrap

💭 … why do we need women’s services? 💭 … why do we still have events to promote women in the workplace?The Central Australian Women’s Legal Service and Chamber of Commerce NT were delighted to host a conversation focused on these questions, earlier this year in August🗣️ Justice Chris Maxwell, Champion of Change, joined local experts…

Sisters in Law | 21 September 2022

ℹ️ Last week on ‘Sisters in Law’, CAWLS welcomed ‘Youth & Family Services Manager’, Kyleen Randall, from Central Australian Aboriginal Congress, onto the airwaves 🎤 🗣️ Kyleen spoke about Congress’ targeted family support services and their child and family intensive support services available in the region. ⏯️📱 If you missed the episode, you can listen…

2022 WLSA National Meeting | Canberra, ACT

🗣️ Last week, the Central Australian Women’s Legal Service joined representatives from across the country to work on setting the agenda for Women’s Legal Services Australia 📃 Over an intensive two days in the Nation’s capital, the group strategized, prioritised and consolidated WLSA’s processes for working together to achieve justice, safety and equality for all…

Sisters in Law | 14 September 2022

ℹ️ Last week on ‘Sisters in Law’, CAWLS were pleased to welcome Chloe Fragos & Yasmin Erlandson from NPY Women’s Council. 🗣️ Chloe & Yasmin shared how the collaborative, Anangu-centred ways of delivering legal education and community development programs, are central to the work of the Domestic and Family Violence team at NPY Women’s Council…