Last week, CAWLS lawyers, Dotti & Sarah, took to the 8CCC Community Radio airwaves to discuss recovery orders and how they work 🎙️⚖️ 🤷ℹ️ Recovery orders apply in situations where a child has been taken away from the place or the person that they are supposed to be with and they can be made urgently…
You are invited… The Central Australian Women’s Legal Service & 8CCC Community Radio are launching Season 2 of our ‘Sisters in Law’ Podcast 🗣️🎙️ 📆 Wednesday 27 October ⏰ 11am – 12pm 📍 8CCC Community Radio, 3/10 Lindsay Avenue, East Side Live music and light refreshments provided 🎼 🎟️ Register for this free event via…
⚠️ Content Warning : Domestic Violence ⚠️ A long term victim of domestic violence, ‘Phoebe’, was wrongly diagnosed, given antipsychotic drugs and made to continue to live with her abusive husband, despite having a court-issued interim intervention order against him. A survey led by Royal Melbourne Hospital’s family safety team found it was not uncommon…
Do you rent in the Barkly region? 🏘️ Are you interested in learning more about your house rights & responsibilities and how to get help? 🤔 👋 CAWLS Lawyer, Anisha Hedge, is teaming up with the NTLAC community legal education team to deliver an information session on ‘Housing Rights and Responsibilities‘ on Thursday 21 October…
‘Stress Less in the Park‘ is BACK for 2021 in just one week’s time! 🧠☺️ The team from CAWLS are excited to be back for another year, alongside many other incredibly hard working local service organisations 🙌 ‘Stress Less in the Park’ aims to break down stigma in the community around mental health conditions, raise…
🗣️ The Access to Justice in the Barkly report recommended that the four legal services in Tennant Creek collaborate to deliver community legal education sessions more often. The Central Australian Women’s Legal Service, Central Australian Aboriginal Family Legal Unit, North Australian Aboriginal Justice Agency and NT Legal Aid are all contributing to an intense few…
👩🏫 CAWLS is delighted to continue to provide ongoing training and support to health service providers in Central Australia. Through our Health Justice Partnerships, we offer tailored workshops on identifying and responding to domestic and family violence 📚 Last week, CAWLS lawyers Sophie and Grace, facilitated a three-hour workshop for Central Australian Aboriginal Congress. With…
Today the CAWLS team join the global movement towards improving tenants’ rights as part of ‘International Tenants Day’ 🏘️ Today is a timely reminder to tenants to be aware of their rights and for the wider community to be aware of tenancy issues happening around their neighbourhood. International Tenants Day originated in 1986 when the…
A Northern Territory man has been sentenced to five years’ jail, suspended after two and a half years, for attacking a woman with a box cutter-type blade. Justice Barr noted that statements made by the man after the attack were a ‘deeply disturbing’ attempt to create a false narrative and that the numerous positive character…
⚠️ Content Warning : Domestic Violence & Homicide ⚠️ _________________________________________________ A coronial inquest into the death of a former police officer last year has heard she may have been fatally hit in the head just days before her death. Over the five year period preceding her death, there were 17 reports of ‘domestic disturbances’ made…
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