📢 We NEED adequate, long-term funding to address domestic, family and sexual violence (DFSV) in the Northern Territory. ⚠️ We are asking for an additional $180 million of funding over five years for the DFSV sector in the NT – or $36 million a year. That’s a modest request when we compare the current cost…
How much is a woman’s life worth? 💬❤️🩹 When Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women are facing an epidemic of domestic, family, and sexual violence in the Northern Territory – and being killed by intimate partners at almost 13 times the rate of non-Indigenous women and men – it’s a question we must ask 🆘…
ℹ️ The current model of federal funding for the domestic, family, and sexual violence (DFSV) sector in Australia is based on population size 🇦🇺 For the Northern Territory, this means that it only receives 1.8% of federal DFSV funding… but DFSV in the NT is frequent, severe and occurs at a much higher rate than…
Sexual Assault in Australia … Do we need alternative way to report? 💬 RMIT University, in conjunction with the Commonwealth Attorney General’s Department, is exploring ways to better meet the needs of victim-survivors at a national level. 💡 The Research Team involved are wanting to know their thoughts on whether we need alternative reporting options…
📣 Join CAWLS and other local community organisations to mark 2023’s ‘16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence’ ✊ 16DOAAGBV is an annual international campaign that kicks off on 25 November, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, and runs until 10 December, Human Rights Day. 📢 Over 16 days, individuals and…
📖 Tennant Creek High School will run two new programs to teach young Territorians about the dangers of drug and alcohol use. These programs are designed to assist students to make health choices and avoid falling prey to the vice of substance misuse. It is an unfortunate reality that substance misuse can often be a…
👥 This week, CAWLS Lawyers Katie & Sarah presented at the “Dying to Know” Workshop in Alice Springs, arranged by COTA NT. ⚖️ Katie & Sarah presented on the legal side of Advanced Personal Planning (APP) and how to make sure that your wishes are respected even when you are no longer able to express…
📣 The Central Australian Women’s Legal Service will be holding their 2023 Annual General Meeting this month 📊 📆 Friday 24 November 2023 🕔 5pm start, followed by refreshments 📍 CAWLS Office, Westpoint Building, Alice Springs ℹ️ For further information or to enquire about becoming a CAWLS General Member, please email enquiries@cawls.com.au
🔥 There are a number of fires raging across Central Australia that are threatening property and residents’ health. At CAWLS, our thoughts are with our community, whilst we all deal with these challenging fire and air quality conditions 🚒 We thank all of the firefighters and other people involved in keeping us safe and well…
ℹ️ The coronial inquest into domestic violence against Indigenous women in the Northern Territory reconvened this week. The focus of the recent evidence before the inquest was about the economic cost of domestic violence. 📰 It was reported by The NT News that the inquest heard “the cost of domestic and family violence against women…
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