After a short break due to staff leave, our round-up is back! Last week, the NSW government introduced its domestic violence disclosure scheme, allowing people at risk of violence to find out whether their partner has a history of violent crime offences. In addition, third parties such as friends, family members and social workers can also [...]
AWAVA welcomes the opportunity to contribute a submission to the Senate inquiry into Domestic violence and gender inequality (Finance and Public Administration References Committee). Violence against women is an extreme manifestation of gender inequality in society and a serious violation of human rights. It violates the rights to life, to equality, to liberty and security [...]
Australian governments, ministers and community leaders are voicing stronger commitments than ever before to ending violence against women and their children. But while more and more women are recognising themselves as victims/survivors of violence and seeking help, there is no guarantee that when they come forward they and their families will receive the knowledgeable, competent [...]
We have great news from Victoria this week! The Victorian government has agreed to implement every single recommendation made in the report of the Royal Commission into Family Violence, which was released last Wednesday. The report, consisting of eight volumes, details 227 recommendations aimed at making systemic changes to family violence response and prevention mechanisms. [...]
The 60th session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women came to an end last Friday, with the adoption of the agreed conclusions. The conclusions were reached after long and extensive negotiations, resulting in some significant steps forward, as well as some less promising developments. Some achievements include the stand-alone paragraph on [...]
We recently caught up with Jill Maxwell (left) and Joc McConnell (right) from Sexual Assault Support Service, Tasmania to hear more about the work they are doing this year. SASS provides information and support to all people affected by sexual assault, and has been a long time member of the AWAVA Advisory Group. Keep [...]
The sixtieth session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (CSW60) continues this week! Julie Oberin, Margaret Augerinos, Bonney Corbin and Maria Delaney, AWAVA’s delegates at CSW60, have been updating us all week. Follow us (@AWAVA_women) on twitter to keep up to date with the meeting. For more on CSW60, follow this link [...]
Welcome to this week’s round up. The United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) is being held in New York from 14 to 24 March. AWAVA Chair Julie Oberin and Advisory Group members Bonney Corbin, Margaret Augerinos and Maria Delaney Group are joining civil society and government representatives from around the world to [...]
Happy International Women’s Day to all our friends and supporters! To mark International Women’s Day, we would like to share Celeste Liddle’s insightful piece on the need to ensure that all women’s stories are heard, and that the unique struggles of Aboriginal women are brought to centre stage. As Liddle puts it - ‘A “herstory” [...]
Welcome to this week’s round-up of news. This week, the Prime Minister requested an investigation into the Safe Schools program, which aims to create a safe and inclusive environment for same-sex attracted, intersex and gender diverse students. At AWAVA, we believe that #weneedsafeschools to ensure that all young people feel safe and respected. We encourage [...]