2021 Australian of the Year Awards

Congratulations to the outstanding all-woman line-up of 2021 Australian of the Year honourees  👏🏆 🎖️ Grace Tame, Australian of the Year 🎖️ Dr Miriam Rose-Ungunmerr Baumann, Senior Australian of the Year 🎖️ Isobel Marshall, Young Australian of the Year 🎖️ Rosemary Kariuki, Australia’s Local Hero It is heartening to see these brave and courageous women…

Coroner finds police and social workers mishandled case of pregnant woman bludgeoned to death on Gold Coast by former boyfriend

⚠️ Content Warning: Domestic Violence & Homicide ⚠️ A recent coronial inquest has again identified the critical importance of education and training for the criminal justice system. First responders – right through to judicial officers – need to understand, identify and respond to escalating patterns of coercive and controlling behaviour. 🗣️ “It appears that police…

Northern Territory Emergency Services Flood Briefing

The CAWLS team undertook a flood briefing information session from Northern Territory Emergency Services (NTES) Community Engagement Officer, Annie Pidgeon, earlier today 🆘💦 The session was invaluable, as Annie advised our new Territorian staff (& refreshed our long time locals!) about flooding in the NT and how to prepare, respond & recover from floods/severe storms…

Criminalisation of coercive control

The debate over the criminalisation of coercive control continues to gain momentum in Australia. 💭What could this mean for the NT? CAWLS Managing Principal Solicitor, Janet Taylor, and CLE & Policy Solicitor, Julianna Marshall, explore some of the complexities around a justice system response to coercive control in the most recent edition of the Law…