👨⚖️ More than 80 Judges from the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia travelled to Alice Springs last month to meet with, listen and learn from Aboriginal families ⚖️ 📍 Traditionally held in city locations, this year’s plenary was an opportunity to consider how the Courts can better engage with, and learn from, communities…
ℹ️ A man has appeared in the Alice Springs Local Court this morning, charged with murder, engaging in conduct that contravenes a domestic violence order and being armed with an offensive weapon at night. ⚖️ Jerry Robertson was charged with the murder of his female partner who could not be resuscitated on the morning of…
ℹ️ In sentencing a man before the Darwin Local Court last week, Judge John Neill stated “the risk of him committing violence upon her is not theoretical – but rather more probable.” The man was being sentenced for breaching a domestic violence order, that included a condition barring the man from consuming alcohol around the…
💭 … why is gender equality still an issue? 💭 … why is there a need for women’s specialist services? 💭 … what are the practical, constructive & disruptive actions businesses can take? 💭 … how can we accelerate the pace of change? 💭 … how do we measure the impact of what we do?…
ℹ️ A man was charged with murder on Saturday after allegedly stabbing his partner in the back at her home last Thursday. 📰 On 10 June 2023, The NT News reported on this event as the man faced Darwin Local Court. ☎️ The article reported that the Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence Prevention Minister Kate…
⚖️ The Central Australian Women’s Legal Service provides legal services for all women in Central Australia and Barkly region, with offices in Alice Springs and Tennant Creek. At CAWLS, we are committed to providing representation and excellent outcomes for our clients through law reform, legal advice + representation, community legal education and outreach. Our staff…
ℹ️ The NT Coroner is currently running an inquest into the recent and tragic deaths of women in the Northern Territory. As part of this inquest, the Coroner is considering what extra support or systemic change is required to ensure that women in the Northern Territory can live free of domestic violence. 📰 On 6…
ℹ️ In the latest episode of ‘Sisters in Law’, we featured CAWLS Health Justice Educator, Meg Wright, who spoke with show host & CAWLS Lawyer, Grace McCabe. Meg spoke on burnout and completing the stress cycle – with a particular focus on how these things impact the community and service sector, and what we can…
🧶 CAWLS were delighted to be sent knitted goods from the ‘Anglican Ladies Guild’ from St Mary’s Anglican Church in Woodend, Victoria, to gift to women across Central Australia. Items have been shared with women in Santa Teresa and locally at ‘Little Sisters Camp’ (Inarlenge) 🧣🧥 ❄️ Following the wintry cold and wet weather recently,…
The inquest before the NT Coroner, Elisabeth Armitage, continues… ℹ️ The NT Coroner is currently conducting an inquest into the deaths of four women killed by family members. The NT Coroner is exploring whether there are systemic problems in the way that various NT Agencies respond to family violence that lead to these women tragically…
English
Arabic
Chinese (Simplified)
Dutch
French
German
Italian
Portuguese
Russian
Spanish
