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knowmore

Locality: Sydney, Australia

Phone: +61 1800 605 762

Address: Level 7, 26 College street 2000 Sydney, NSW, Australia

Website: http://www.knowmore.org.au

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25.01.2022 To comply with current Queensland Health directives in relation to the Greater Brisbane COVID-19 lockdown and to ensure the safety of clients and staff, our Brisbane office will close from later today (Monday 29 March) and for the rest of this week. We will continue to be available via phone. If you have a face to face appointment booked with us for this week, please DO NOT attend our office, we will be in contact about rescheduling to a phone-based appointment. We hope all of our clients and colleagues in the Greater Brisbane area continue to stay safe and well.

24.01.2022 Today is World Social Work Day. knowmore’s work would not be possible without the valuable input of our social workers and counsellors. To find out more about knowmore, and how the social workers here can help, please contact us on 1800 605 762. #WSWD2021

24.01.2022 knowmore acknowledges the 26th of January as a day of mourning and survival for many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and communities. knowmore stands in solidarity with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. For details of what’s happening in your local area, please check your events calendar within your community.

22.01.2022 On 15 March 2021 Tasmania formally established the Commission of Inquiry into the Tasmanian Government's Responses to Child Sexual Abuse in Institutional Settings. The Honourable Marcia Neave AO will be President of the Commission, with Professor Leah Bromfield, and the Honourable Robert Benjamin AM, appointed as the two other Commissioners. On 18 March 2021 amendments to the Commissions of Inquiry Act 1995 and other related legislation were passed by Tasmania’s House of Ass...embly. These amendments will, among other things, allow the Commission to hold private sessions and to adopt measures to protect the identification of some witnesses. http://www.premier.tas.gov.au//commission_of_inquiry_bill_ The Inquiry is expected to commence its work by the end of March 2021. A final report with recommendations is due no later than 31 August 2022. Further information about the Commission of Inquiry is available here https://www.justice.tas.gov.au/inquiry

19.01.2022 Happy International Women's Day from knowmore #IWD2021 #ChooseToChallenge

18.01.2022 knowmore welcomes today’s announcement that the Commonwealth, NSW, SA, Tasmanian, Victorian and WA governments will step in as funders of last resort for five former Fairbridge institutions. This is positive news for many survivors who have waited years for justice, and whose applications for redress can now be progressed. https://ministers.dss.gov.au/media-releases/6861

16.01.2022 Australian Indigenous Ministries is unable to join the National Redress Scheme after the Department of Social Services found it was unable to meeting its legislative requirements. knowmore client Frank Spry spoke to the ABC about what this means for survivors like him.

16.01.2022 Have you received an offer from the National Redress Scheme since 1 October 2020? If so, you can let the NRS know what you think about the Scheme by completing an anonymous survey. Your feedback can help make the application process better for other survivors in the future. If you are a client of knowmore’s and would like to complete the survey, please give us a call on 1800 605 762.

15.01.2022 The changes to Victims Support mean that many victim-survivors of violence in NSW don’t have access to the support they have a right to and need, says Arlia Fleming, Chair, Community Legal Centres NSW. Read the full media release from victim-survivor groups https://knowmore.org.au/supports-to-victims-of-crime-diffi/

13.01.2022 knowmore welcomes civil litigation reforms introduced in NSW Parliament today that would allow abuse survivors who previously received unfair settlements to seek further compensation for the harm they experienced as children. Under the proposed reforms, a court will have the power to set aside past settlement agreements if satisfied it is ‘just and reasonable to do so’. This is vital for the many survivors who accepted unfair and unjust settlements from institutions in the past. We look forward to the NSW Parliament passing the Civil Liability Amendment (Child Abuse) Bill 2021 and bringing NSW into line with the other jurisdictions that have already implemented these important reforms.

12.01.2022 knowmore will be closed for the long weekend and will open again on 6 April 2021.

11.01.2022 If you have a face-to-face appointment booked with us in that time please DO NOT attend our office, we will be in contact about rescheduling to a phone-based appointment. If you have any queries please call on 1800 605 762.

10.01.2022 To comply with current Western Australian Health directives in relation to the Perth, Peel and South West region COVID-19 lockdown, and to ensure the safety of clients and staff, our Perth office will be closed for the week beginning Monday, 1st February 2021. We will continue to be available via phone. If you have a face to face appointment booked with us for this week, please DO NOT attend our office, we will be in contact about rescheduling to a phone-based appointment. We hope all of our clients and colleagues continue to stay safe and well.

07.01.2022 Thanks to indigenous.gov.au and our very own Auntie Glendra Stubbs for helping spread the word about knowmore. To learn more about how knowmore's Aboriginal Engagement Team provides culturally safe and trauma-informed services to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander survivors of institutional child sexual abuse watch this video: https://youtu.be/Ib4Va2apySU.

05.01.2022 The Australian government has launched a design competition for a National Memorial for Victims and Survivors of Institutional Child Sexual Abuse to create a a place of truth and commemoration. Minister for Families and Social Services Anne Ruston said, Consultation told us the memorial should be a place of remembrance and a place that honours victims and survivors. https://architectureau.com/articles/survivors-memorial/... To access further information about the design competition or to register for the competition go to https://rcmemorial.nca.gov.au/

05.01.2022 The Victorian Stolen Generations Reparations Steering Committee are inviting Stolen Generations and family to come yarn about a Reparations package. You can have your say at state-wide yarning circles, online yarning circles, surveys or over the phone.

02.01.2022 Listen out for more info on free legal help for survivors of institutional childhood abuse - Rachel Neil (Managing Lawyer) and Trish Johnson (Aboriginal Engagment) from KnowMore Legal Service Ltd are on the Yarn-Up this morning

02.01.2022 Happy first birthday to the ACT intermediary program! This program helps witnesses to crimes such as sexual assaults to tell their stories. https://canberraweekly.com.au/intermediaries-help-vulnerab/

01.01.2022 knowmore congratulates survivor and advocate Grace Tame for being named the 2021 Australian of the Year. The award is well-deserved recognition for Grace's bravery and passion in sharing her story and fighting for the rights of child sexual abuse survivors to have their voices heard. Grace’s award also represents an acknowledgment of the thousands of abuse survivors and their supporters who fight for prevention, justice and change every day. We stand with you always in that fight. Watch Grace’s powerful acceptance speech below.