🚨 The Federal Budget drops tonight — will women’s safety be a priority? Budget 2025-26 must recognise the impact of the cost of living crisis on family violence ⚠️ Financial stress is a well-known factor in domestic violence, and as living costs rise, more women are turning to CAWLS for legal support to escape abuse.…
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⚠️ Trigger Warning: Domestic, Family & Sexual Violence ⚠️ CAFVSAN stands in grief, anger, and solidarity for the women in our community whose lives have been taken by domestic violence this year. These women were mothers, sisters, aunties, grandmothers, and friends. They were loved. They should still be here ❤️ 📣 This crisis demands action.…
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📍 International Women’s Day 2025: Accelerate Action ♀️🙋♀️ 💬 At CAWLS, we don’t just advocate – we act. Every day, our extraordinary team of women stand beside the most vulnerable in our community, fighting for justice, safety, and inclusion. As we mark International Women’s Day, I want to recognise and thank the passionate, relentless CAWLS…
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📍 Earlier this month, our CAWLS team came together for a full-day Emotional Intelligence training, building the skills that help us better support women in our communities and each other. 👥 With a focus on communication, empathy and resilience, the training provided practical strategies we can apply in our daily work. It was a chance…
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🚨 2025 Workshops | Identifying & Responding to Family Violence in the Barkly Region 📚 📖 This training is essential for frontline workers in the Barkly Region, focused on equipping participants with the knowledge and practical tools to identify and respond to domestic, family and sexual violence in a trauma-informed manner. 💡 Over a full…
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Another thoughtful delivery from the St Mary’s Guild Woodend to the women of Central Australia 🙏 🧵🪡 Their handmade knits – beanies, scarves, and blankets – provide warmth and comfort to the women & children we support. Thank you to Sally for dropping them off this week and sharing such kindness with our team 💜
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Supporting young people, one conversation at a time 🗣️ ℹ️ Through our School Lawyer Program, a Central Australian Women’s Legal Service lawyer is based at Centralian Senior College three days a week, providing free and confidential legal support to students, their families and school staff. From one-on-one legal assistance to education sessions on key issues,…
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Another woman’s life has been stolen. Another family broken. Another community grieving. 💔 Her death is a painful reminder of the violence that has been allowed to persist — violence that was known but not stopped. It’s heartbreaking, it’s infuriating and it’s unacceptable ❌ We mourn with her family and we will not let her…
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📍 This weekend, runners and walkers from Alice Springs Mparntwe are invited to “Take Back the Track” and come out in a visible show of support for women and gender diverse peoples’ right to be able to exercise in public without verbal, physical or sexual abuse 🏃💨 ☀️ Mparntwe Social RAW and The Dusty Divas…
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Unacceptable. ❌ When businesses fail to protect vulnerable people, the consequences can be devastating. Origin Energy’s $1.6 million fine for breaching safeguards designed to protect family violence survivors reminds us how critical it is to uphold safety and dignity at every level. At CAWLS, we see the real impact of breaches like these on the…
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👥 The CAWLS Education Team will be resuming ‘Lived Experience Advisory Group Workshops‘ from February 2025. We would like to welcome and encourage new members who have a lived experience of family, domestic and sexual violence who are interested in contributing to a project aiming to improve the experience of accessing primary care for victim/survivors.…
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📢 The Central Australian Women’s Legal Service welcomes the announcement made by Minister Amanda Rishworth MP last week, representing an additional investment in our service which is vital to enhancing the safety and wellbeing of women, children and families in the Northern Territory 🚨 ℹ️ CAWLS will receive funding to develop and pilot an Integrated…
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🚨 2025 Workshops | Identifying & Responding to Family Violence in Central Australia 📚 📖 This essential training equips frontline workers in Central Australia with the knowledge and skills to identify and respond to clients or patients at risk of domestic, family and sexual violence, particularly within health settings. ℹ️ Over a full day, participants…
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The Central Australian Women’s Legal Service team are deeply saddened by the news of the passing of an Aboriginal woman in Alice Springs/Mparntwe last week, for which her partner has now been charged with murder. We express our solemn support for her family, friends and community as they mourn an unfathomable loss ❤️ As we…
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As the year comes to a close, we acknowledge the strength and resilience of women across Central Australia. 🙏 Our commitment to supporting women remains unwavering as we prepare for a short break ⚖️ Our offices in Alice Springs and Tennant Creek have now closed for the holiday season 🔐 📍 Alice Springs Office (1…
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Our first CAWLS x Ladies Finance Club Lunchtime Series Webinar – ‘Money Makeover’ – was a great success. With over 50 women attending both virtually and in person, it was a powerful start to this new initiative 💲🙌 A special mention to Molly from Ladies Finance Club, whose engaging and inclusive presentation style made financial…
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📣 The Central Australian Women’s Legal Service is looking for an Administration Support Worker to join our dedicated team in the Barkly. This role is vital in supporting our day-to-day operations, from front of house/reception duties, assisting with the Tennant Creek office’s daily functions, to managing data entry for internal systems. If you’re passionate about…
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The CAWLS Community Christmas BBQ brought together over 200 people for good food, music, and festive cheer 🎄👪 ✨ Our team love creating moments like this to connect with our community and share a sense of togetherness 🎶 Thank you to everyone who stopped by and made it so special 🙏
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⚠️ Two horrific attacks this week have rocked our community and laid bare an undeniable truth: Women, children, and families deserve to be safe. No excuses. ❌ No exceptions. ❌ In Larapinta, a mother cradling her two-month-old baby was allegedly attacked in her own home. Her baby has been left with a serious head injury…
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Take control of your finances with our ‘Lunch Time Finance Webinar Series’, presented by the Central Australian Women’s Legal Service in partnership with Ladies Finance Club 💲🙌 ℹ️ This free 3-part series is open to all women, no matter where you are. Join us online or in person at our Alice Springs or Tennant Creek…
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🌟 Join us for a festive morning at our Annual CAWLS Christmas Community BBQ, THIS Friday 🎄 🎶 We’re firing up the BBQ, turning up the merry tunes & spreading festive cheer for all 🍴 It’s a chance to catch up, connect, and celebrate together as we head into the Holiday Season. Everyone’s welcome –…
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⚠️Trigger Warning: this post contains information on domestic, family and sexual violence and could cause distress 🚨 Every child deserves to feel secure, supported & valued. Together, we can create a safer future for them 🙏 You can help a child feel safe by ⏬ ◼️ Letting them know they are important and loved ◼️…
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📍 The Central Australian Women’s Legal Service Education Team recently participated in a 2-day workshop designed to build skills for engaging people who use violence. 🗣️ Led by Hala Abdelnour from the Institute of Non-Violence, the team explored innovative approaches to working with shame and trauma in a behaviour change setting. 💬 CAWLS looks forward…
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Together with our sister specialist women’s legal services across the Territory, we stand united in opposing any attempt to undermine the reproductive rights of Territory women 🚨 The 2021 reforms to the Termination of Pregnancy Law Reform Act ensure equitable, safe healthcare access – rights that must be protected ⚠️ 📢 We call on the…
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⚠️Trigger Warning: this post contains information on domestic, family and sexual violence and could cause distress 🚨 Myth Bust 💥 A common misconception is that alcohol drives domestic, family, and sexual violence. Alcohol is not a driver of violence but a reinforcing factor that can worsen violence. Reinforcing factors include ⏬ ◼️ Condoning violence ◼️…
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👋 Join us next week to acknowledge the ‘16 Days of Activism’ by “Taking Action Together” in the Barkly ✊ This event, hosted by NO MORE AU, CatholicCare NT and the Central Australian Women’s Legal Service, brings our community together to stand against domestic and family violence. 📅 Monday 9 December ⌛ 10:30am – 11:30am…
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EVENT POSTPONED | To be held in 2025… Watch this Space! *************************************** 📍 Tuesday 10 December is International Human Rights Day. 📣 To mark this day – and the 16 Days of Activism to End Gender-Based Violence – the Central Australian Women’s Legal Service is hosting a two-part full-day workshop exploring international law and the…
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🚨 Community Legal Centres Australia‘s ‘State of the Sector 2023-24 Report’ is live 📃 Every day, Community Legal Centres like CAWLS, work to stop legal problems from spiralling into crises. We are on the frontline of domestic and family violence response, a lifeline for remote communities, and a voice advocating for fairer laws ⚖️ 📍…
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⚠️ Trigger Warning: This post contains information on domestic, family and sexual violence and could cause distress 🚨 What is Coercive Control? 💭 Coercive control is a pattern of abusive behaviour used to create fear and take away a victim survivor’s independence and freedom. It’s the foundation of domestic, family, and sexual violence and can…
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🗣️ “Domestic and family violence is present in our homes, on our streets, in our shopping centres and parks, on our beaches and at our bus stops” Judge Elisabeth Armitage said. The Northern Territory has the highest rates of domestic, family, and sexual violence in the country, with intimate partner homicide occurring at a rate…
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