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We hope you all had a nice, relaxing and safe mini-break over the long weekend, and it's another short week, and another short round-up! Don't forget there are plenty of events happening around the country, with new listings all the time - scroll to the end of this post for more details Around the Nation [...]
A short week for most of us this week, so only a short round-up! Not much has crossed our desks in relation to local news, but there is plenty happening in other parts of the world Around the Country Victims of forced marriage speak out as Attorney General Nicola Roxon promises changes to make coercion into marriage [...]
This week there have been some very interesting new reports released, so make sure you read all the way to the bottom of this post so you don't miss out! But in brief news around the country: The Victorian Women's Trust calls on the Premier to act on violence In Tasmania, the Police Union raises [...]
This week in Violence Against Women news: Minister Collins announces new funding for victims of trafficking Mary Crooks, Executive Director of the Victorian Women's Trust says keeping quiet about violence against women is to condone it ARPA (Australian Review of Public Affairs) asks empowering victims of domestic violence: could anti-discrimination laws play a role? Women's [...]
Welcome to another weekly round-up! Some interesting and diverse articles have crossed our virtual desks this week, and here are a few that we thought might interest you. Around the Nation New funds have been announced for increased security in refuges and specialist services In Canberra, school students discuss respectful relationships Minister Collins also unveiled the [...]
A busy and focused couple of weeks for women right around the world, with the 2nd World Shelter Conference having just concluded, CSW56 in full swing and organisations and individuals preparing for, and celebrating International Women's Day. News on gender-based violence against women continues to appear in the media daily, so here is just a [...]
AWAVA has prepared a short film about the Australian Women's Timeline to celebrate International Women's Day. The Timeline was launched for the Centenary of IWD in 2011.
International Women's Day 2013 - joint media release with Homelessness Australia, Equality Rights Alliance and WESNET. Women more vulnerable than ever ""The face of homelessness is increasingly that of a woman. Women are more vulnerable than ever with a greater likelihood of experiencing poverty and violence, putting their risk of homelessness at an all time [...]
AWAVA attended the public forum Exploring Sexual Violence and Institutionalisation in the ACT on Monday, which discussed the vulnerability of women in institutions, with particularly powerful contributions from women with lived experience. Some of the key points raised were: 89% of women in prisons have experienced some form of sexual abuse Sexual violence in mental health [...]