Blueprint for Reform: Removing Barriers to Safety for Victims/Survivors of Domestic and Family Violence Who Are on Temporary Visas The Blueprint for Reform: Removing Barriers to Safety for Victims/Survivors of Domestic and Family Violence Who Are on Temporary Visas is the culmination of work by the National Advocacy Group on Women on Temporary Visas [...]
As part of the National Advocacy Group on Women on Temporary Visas Experiencing Violence, AWAVA has joined over 60 state and national peak bodies, service providers, researchers and other organisations across Australia to call for increased action to ensure that all women experiencing violence in Australia are able to access the help they and their [...]
The Report for the joint National Rural Women's Coalition and AWAVA's Interactive Webinar Consultation for the Second National plan. The webinar was held on 26 May 2021. Download the report:
Young Women's Report: A report of the Young Women and Non-Binary People's Forum 7 July 2021 and AWAVA's Young Women Survey 2021 This ground breaking report explores a range of issues associated with gender-based violence and its impact on young women and non-binary people. Drawing on both the 2021 survey conducted by the Australian [...]
AWAVA has conducted a budget analysis in relation to budget measures aimed at prevention and responses to all forms of violence against women and their children. In response to community pressure, the government has certainly attempted to place women closer to the centre of this year’s budget. With the much-welcomed return of the Women’s [...]
Coercive control is an umbrella term that refers to an ongoing pattern of controlling and coercive behaviours that pervade an individual’s daily life with a devastating impact. These behaviours may include physical, sexual, psychological, financial and emotional abuse and intimidation, used as tactics by a perpetrator to gain power, control and dominance over a victim/survivor. [...]
Given the high prevalence of sexual and gender-based violence and its complexity, it is critical that services working with victims/survivors of violence are appropriately equipped to support them. The purpose of this brochure is to synthesise the unique and effective practice model derived from specialist women’s services to inform policy direction and practices of [...]
AWAVA has conducted a budget analysis in relation to budget measures aimed at prevention and responses to all forms of violence against women and their children. The bushfires and Covid-19 had brought on a number of social challenges for the people living in Australia. The stresses and the home confinement due to mandatory lockdown [...]
Australian Women Against Violence Alliance has partnered with Marie Stopes Australia and the University of Queensland (UQ) Pro Bono Centre to produce a paper on Safe Access Zones in Australia. Safe access zones function in all jurisdictions in Australia with the exception of South Australia and Western Australia. With the move to legislate safe [...]
This Joint NGO Submission is endorsed, in whole or in part, by 202 NGOs across Australia, including AWAVA. The submission was coordinated by the Human Rights Law Centre, the Kingsford Legal Centre and the Caxton Legal Centre, working with an Advisory Group comprised of 16 NGOs, which provided expert guidance on the content and focus [...]
