A well supported and engaged police force is key to responding to the ongoing national crisis of family violence. Victoria’s Royal Commission made 27 recommendations aimed at Victoria Police. Five years on, many are underway but there is still work to be done. In the meantime, CAWLS has continued to advocate for more funding for…
Last week, CAWLS Lawyers, Julianna & Sarah, facilitated a workshop on ‘Coercive Control’ for the Family Law Pathways Network of Alice Springs 📚 🚩 The workshop for Alice Springs service providers covered red flags and risk factors for coercive control, as well key ways that service providers can support clients. Participants explored the current debate…
🔊 Did you catch this week’s episode of ‘Sisters in Law’ on 8CCC Community Radio? 📻 On yesterday’s show, hosts Sally & Dotti, spoke with fellow CAWLS lawyer, Amber Russell 👋 Amber joined the show to discuss the upcoming launch of CAWLS’ ‘Migration Hub’ 🌏 🗣 The ‘Migration Hub’ will provide migration advice to all…
‘Responding to Domestic and Family Violence’ | FREE Training in Alice Springs 📖 📅 Friday 16 April 2021 from 9am – 4:30pm CAWLS welcomes service providers and individuals in Central Australia to join our free training seminar, to gain a deeper insight and knowledge into how to identify domestic violence and respond to disclosures of…
‘Responding to Domestic and Family Violence’ | FREE Training in the Barkly Region 📖 Wednesday 28 April 2021 from 9am – 1pm CAWLS welcomes service providers and individuals in the Barkly Region to join our free training seminar, to gain a deeper insight and knowledge into how to identify domestic violence and respond to disclosures…
Is there a gap in the way our laws respond to family violence? 💭 📻 CAWLS Policy Lawyer, Julianna Marshall, had a chat with ABC Drive’s Alex Barwick covering coercive control, the criminalisation of women and funding for specialist women’s legal services. Catch up on the conversation via ⏯️ https://ab.co/3vySu35 (Julianna joins Alex at 39…
👥 The Central Australian Women’s Legal Service were grateful for the recent opportunity to sit down with Minister Selena Uibo and other legal services in Tennant Creek, to discuss the implementation of the ‘Access to Justice in the Barkly Report’, as well as other positive stories and progress made in the region. We look forward…
🔊 CAWLS’ radio show ‘Sisters in Law’ on 8CCC Community Radio is back on the airwaves TODAY from 12pm 📻 CAWLS Lawyers Sally & Dotti will be chatting about #ChoosetoChallenge – the theme for 2021 International Women’s Day – and all things law in our community live on 102.1 FM today 🎙️
Why are we seeing so many victims of family violence end up in prison? 🤔 📰 In the second in a series of articles examining coercive control, Central Australian Women’s Legal Service Inc. Managing Principal Solicitor, Janet Taylor and Policy Solicitor, Julianna Marshall, explore the relationship between coercive control, social entrapment and the criminalisation of…
CAWLS is excited to collaborate with ICTV to sponsor their ‘International Women’s Day’ Special Programming Event – celebrating the achievements of women – behind and in front of the camera 📺 IWD celebrates and acknowledges the social, economic, cultural and political achievements and challenges of all women – whilst also calling for further action to…
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