The Government is due to announce a new 2020 Women’s Economic Security Statement (WESS) following this week’s federal budget. The WESS provides another opportunity to critically examine the gendered impact of COVID-19 and the public health response. Women were already responsible for a disproportionate amount of unpaid care work – invisible work underpinning our economy…
What does the perfect day of pampering look like…? Hair … ✅ Nails … ✅ Face Treatments … ✅ Meeting some awesome likeminded women … ✅ Join the teams from CAWLS, CAAFLU, NT Legal Aid & NAAJA for a day of beauty and chats in Tennant Creek 🗣️ 📌 Wednesday 14 October 10.30am to 1.00pm…
Today is the start of Mental Health Week … a time to raise awareness of mental health & wellbeing in our community & to start the conversations that matter 🤝💛 🟣 Lifeline 📞 13 11 14 🟣 Beyondblue 📞 1300 224 636 🟣 Suicide Call Back Service 📞 1300 659 467 🟣 NT Mental Health Line 📞 1800 682 288
Over the past three months, our team has strategically expanded to welcome seven new staff, across both our legal and non-legal departments. 👤 Julianna Marshall, CLE & Policy Solicitor Julianna joins the CAWLS team as CLE & Policy Solicitor. Jules moved from Victoria, where she worked in a wide-range of roles including Judicial Education…
This week, CAWLS Tennant Creek Lawyer, Anisha, ran an informal painting & chat session for the Barkly Region Alcohol and Drug Abuse Advisory Group (BRADAAG) 🖌️🎨 Participants had the opportunity to paint pots in the sunshine whilst talking about their housing rights in the Territory 🏘️
📢 Specialist women’s legal services are urgently calling for an extra $25 million a year in next Tuesday’s federal budget. In a letter to the Attorney-General, Women’s Legal Services Australia have also called for the Commonwealth Government to ensure that funding directed towards domestic violence includes funding that is specifically targeted to specialist women’s legal…
Earlier this year, the Financial Counselling Foundation announced funding of 10 full-time specialist DFV financial counsellor positions for three years around Australia, of which the Central Australian Women’s Legal Service (CAWLS) was one of the successful recipients. “CAWLS is very fortunate to receive funding for a financial counsellor” said CAWLS Managing Principal Solicitor, Janet Taylor.…
Advocates are warning that people hit with job losses and reduced work hours are moving into their elderly relatives’ homes and promising to care for them … but instead, are racking up bills in the older person’s name or pressuring them to guarantee loans 😞 Read the full story by The Age here ➡ https://bit.ly/30fPKcW 🗣️ If you need…
NT Youth Week 2020 kicks off TODAY and to celebrate, we have a HUGE Prize Giveaway up for grabs! HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS When it comes to a relationship with someone you love and trust – what does a healthy relationship mean and look like to you? How to Enter? Tell us what a healthy relationship means…
CAWLS were thrilled to partner with ICTV last weekend to sponsor the live stream of the ‘AFL Central Australia Women’s Grand Final’ 🏉 The ability to showcase these incredible local athletes to audiences online is phenomenal & certainly the way of the future! 🤩 👏 Congratulations to the E-Girls and Rovers for putting…
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