Weekly Round-up 25th March*

Another week, another round-up. The incoming across our virtual desks has been a little slower this week, but still plenty of news related to Violence Against Women

Making the news this week:

• The Hobart Women’s Shelter has launched new services to help women take control of their lives

• The Herald Sun reported a review into sentences for rape offences
• The Age reports on changes to the Family Law Bill
• The final Issues Paper has been released by the Australian Law Reform Commission on Family Violence and Commonwealth Laws
• The Age also reports on Rivers’ ‘Deadly Deals’ advertising campaign
• Still with The Age, and a report on women’s safety on University campuses
• Susan Metcalfe offers an opinion piece on sexual assault and reporting rates

New Resource!!

• Click here to go straight to the new AVERT online classroom and resource centre, that focuses on Collaborative Responses in the Family Law System
• Want to know more about WLSA’s response to the Family Violence Bill? Click here to see their campaign page