CAWLS were honoured to be nominated at the recent Northern Territory Chamber of Commerce (Barkly Region) Awards evening in Tennant Creek 🏆 CAWLS Lawyer, Mollie Middleton, accepted the ‘Runner Up’ award on behalf of our Tennant Creek office in the ‘Outstanding Customer Service – Not-for-Profit’ category 🏅 👏 Our congratulations extend to the ‘Deadly Hair…
🏘 Housing is a significant issue of concern for many Territorians and their families at this time. 📰 This week, the NT News reported on a plan that the Northern Territory Government has announced to address the issue of housing in the Territory. 🗣 Chief Minister Natasha Fyles stated the following regarding the plan, “this…
📅 CAWLS was pleased to once again be involved in the annual ‘Seniors Expo’ in Central Australia, hosted by COTA NT. With 55+ other exhibitors, this event is truly an important community connecting time for everyone to learn about the many services available for our seniors throughout Central Australia 👥 Congratulations to the organisers &…
⚠️ Content Warning: Domestic Violence & Homicide ⚠️ ⚖️ On Monday, the NT Coroner started another inquest into the killing of a woman in the Territory. The NT News reported that the inquest heard that the “young woman was condemned to a life of “ongoing torture” by the man she loved and the systems meant…
The team at CAWLS are all behind the mighty CommBank Matildas, as they continue their excellent winning run in the Women’s World Cup 💪⚽️ 🐊 We were pleased to hear that ‘Speckles the Croc’ – who has reputed oracle abilities, according to the NT News – has foretold of a win for the Matildas ……
📰 Further to previous posts regarding coronial inquests being held with respect to the deaths of women in circumstances of domestic violence, the Northern Territory Coroner, Elisabeth Armitage, is this week expected to open another inquest into the death of another woman in the Territory. ⚖️ In this tragic case, the woman was stabbed to…
📣 CAWLS is launching a new website for young people… a safe space to find help 📲🙏 ⏰ Launching this month … stay tuned 👀
⚽️ The team at CAWLS are absolutely loving seeing women’s sport being celebrated through the FIFA Women’s World Cup, here in Australia and NZ 👏 👀 Last weekend, Barkly lawyers, past & present – from CAWLS and other services – headed to Melbourne, to watch some of these incredible sportspeople in action 💪 Did you…
ℹ️ ‘Sisters in Law’ – LIVE in conversation this week – with CAWLS lawyers, Sarah Edwards & Grace McCabe. 👥 Grace and Sarah myth bust the legal questions around the upcoming referendum on ‘The Voice’ to Parliament ⚖️🗣 💬 Information from this episode comes from ‘The Law Council of Australia’. For more information about their…
Did you know… 🤔 ▪️ 40% of Territorians are renters – which is the highest in the country. The Territory also has the highest weekly housing costs. ▪️ 75% of homelessness in women is related to family and domestic violence … seeing 54,000 women homeless across Australia. ▪️ 34% of single women live in permanent…
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