National Rally Against Violence

๐Ÿ“ข This week, we unite as a nation to amplify the crucial conversation against menโ€™s violence. The tragic truth is that the number of deaths is still rising ๐Ÿšจ In 2024 alone, 44 women have been tragically taken from us. Our hearts are shattered, and our anger is rising ๐Ÿ’” โš ๏ธ Domestic, family, and sexual…

Filicides in a Domestic & Family Violence Context Report

โš ๏ธ Trigger Warning : DFSV & Child Victims โš ๏ธ ๐Ÿ‘ฅ CAWLS staff recently attended the report launch of the โ€˜Filicides in a Domestic and Family Violence Context 2010โ€“2018โ€™ – a joint report by ANROWS and the Australian Domestic and Family Violence Death Review Network ๐Ÿ“ƒ Tragically, between July 2010 and June 2018, 138 Australian children…

Youpla Support Program

โ„น๏ธ๐Ÿ’ต 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. โ›” When Youpla collapsed in March 2022, many community members could no longer pay for Sorry Business. ๐Ÿ‘ฅ The National Indigenous Australian Agency (NIAA) will be the…

*Additional Date* Identifying & Responding to Family Violence in the NT

๐Ÿ“ฃ 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 ๐Ÿ“– ๐Ÿšจ Due to overwhelming interest โ€“ an additional training date has been added ๐Ÿšจ ๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ Learn more via ๐Ÿ”— https://bit.ly/CAWLS_ASP_Training โ„น๏ธ Our full day course covers foundational…

Strengthening + Sharing our Practice Conference 2024

๐Ÿ“ CAWLS was delighted to share our work through the โ€˜Strengthening and Sharing our Practice Conferenceโ€™ held in Mpartnwe/Alice Springs earlier this month ๐Ÿ“– ๐Ÿ‘ฅ The conference brought together members of the DFSV sector from across the Territory, to learn and to collaborate ๐Ÿค ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ We were grateful for the opportunities to showcase our innovative…

CAWLS x Barkly AFL

๐Ÿ‰ The CAWLS Tennant Creek office have been heavily involved with the AFL Barkly League since the womenโ€™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 ๐Ÿƒโ€โ™‚๏ธ๐Ÿ’จ ๐Ÿ™Œ AFL offers women in the Barkly an opportunity to…

CAWLS Specialist Women’s Criminal Law Practice

โš ๏ธ 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 ๐Ÿ“ˆ It is increasingly recognised that psychological symptoms observed in victims/survivors are often the result of repeated violence and trauma. These behaviours…

TEWLS x Migration Law Clinic in Alice Springs

โœˆ๏ธ Are you on a temporary visa (or perhaps do not have a visa) and are experiencing domestic, family and/or sexual violence? The team from Top End Women’s Legal Service will be visiting Alice Springs on Friday 7 June and will be providing FREE legal advice clinics for women in Central Australia ๐ŸŒโš–๏ธ ๐Ÿ“ฒ To…