Women will make up 55% of Victoria's legislative council, DV has jumped in the NT by nearly 50%, former UN human rights lawyer Hannah Tonkin to be NSW's first women's safety commissioner, and more. 20 December 2022 Blueprint for Reform, new legislation coming from Respec@Work report, Close the Gap annual report, Part of [...]
Briefing note on the new laws concerning Australia's charity advocacy, Carers Recognition Bill 2021 (ACT), Australia’s Disability Strategy 2021–2031 policy framework, and more. 21 December 2021 Human rights day, establishment of a Domestic, Family, and Sexual Violence Commission to oversee the implementation of the second National Plan, Equality Australia open letter against proposed religious discrimination [...]
Women exploited by controversial rehabilitation centre, family violence expected to spike in post-COVID Christmas, reports and more. 17 December 2020 "Activism against violence against Indigenous women is every damn day” writes Marlene Longbottom, systemic failing in police handling of DFV and more. 8 December 2020 Family and Federal Court merger risks the lives of [...]
Australia slides on gender gap and peace & security index, including trans people in gender-based violence conversations, reports, surveys and more! 19 December 2019 Peak for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander family violence survivors defunded, WESNET phone program loses funding, resources, research and more 12 December 2019 WA family violence law reform package, group [...]
"Path to Nowhere" report on women on temp visas experiencing violence, sex ed needs to evolve to keep up with trends like sexting, surveys, and more! 21 December 2018 Take AWAVA's Primary Prevention Survey, higher rates of DFV expected during summer, new DFV legal provisions in NZ, workshops, surveys, and more! 7 December 2018 Harmful [...]
Read AWAVA's Weekly Round-Ups to stay up to date on news from the preventing and responding to violence against women sector. Love wins! 8 December 2017 Cross-border DVOs, sexual harassment in Aus media, & opportunities to get involved 1 December 2017 16 Days of Activism, Inap Nau partnership in PNG, the heavy toll of [...]
Advocates are concerned that the number of women survivors imprisoned for acting in self-defence is rising, and the increasing imprisonment of women generally is linked to women’s lifetime experiences of violent crime. In many cases, the law does not take into account the difficult circumstances of women victims of domestic violence who attack or kill [...]
At the recent Council of Australian Governments meeting (COAG), Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull responded to a campaign by more than 200 organisations (including AWAVA) by committing another year of federal funding to the National Partnership Agreement on Homelessness (NPAH). The $117 million funding extension is expected to help around 85,000 people who are homeless or [...]
The Victorian Government has sealed its commitment to protecting women and children and preventing violence with its newly released 10 Year Plan to End Family Violence. The Government has promised to implement the 227 recommendations made by Australia’s first Royal Commission into Family Violence. Specifically, the Plan commits the Victorian Government to the following goals: [...]
The rallying cry of women all around the globe will again be heard in this year’s commemoration of the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence. Running from 25 November to 10 December, this annual event brings together campaigns in more than 165 countries. Originally conceived by the Center for Women's Global Leadership in [...]