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20.01.2022 ALWAYS WAS ALWAYS WILL BE, the theme for 2020 NAIDOC. This week we share, celebrate and become unified to share our knowledge, dancing, song lines, stories and... information on how we as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have occupied and been part of the earth and land for many generations. See more

20.01.2022 NSW has taken another step to improve women’s safety and wellbeing, launching a $1.8 million pilot program to screen for domestic violence in six hospital emergency departments. https://www.smh.com.au//emergency-department-staff-to-ask- You can read the findings of the NSW Health Domestic Violence Screening and Response Feasibility Study conducted in 2017 here:... https://www.health.nsw.gov.au//dvs-emergency-departments.a See more

19.01.2022 APPLICATIONS CLOSE SOON! Looking for a new opportunity for the new year? We are looking for a solicitor or senior solicitor - full time permanent position. The position involves legal advice, casework, community legal education, law reform and advocacy for women. https://www.wlsnsw.org.au/about-us/employment/

18.01.2022 Content warning. Enough is enough. When will sport clubs stop turning a blind eye to DV?

17.01.2022 A year has now passed since the release of the Family is Culture review. As we celebrate NAIDOC week, AbSec, together with other organisations, have renewed their call for the NSW Government to do more to create a brighter future for First Nations children in NSW. https://www.absec.org.au/MR-Opportunity-for-reform-to-prote

13.01.2022 * FAMILY COURT MERGER UPDATE * The Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee handed down their report on the family courts merger bills. The Government members support the passing of the Bills. Labor and The Greens provided dissenting reports, opposing the Bills. The AG responded in a media release that the Government would now seek to progress the Bills as a priority during the next sitting fortnight, which commences on 30 November and is the last sitt...ing for 2020. We continue to advocate that these Bills NOT proceed. Inquiry after inquiry has recommended the strengthening of specialisation in family law and family violence. TO ENSURE THE PROTECTION OF CHILDREN AND ADULT SURVIVORS OF FAMILY VIOLENCE WE MUST RETAIN A STAND-ALONE, SPECIALIST, FAMILY COURT. Women's Legal Services Australia and Community Legal Centres Australia encourage you to take urgent action. Contact your local MPs and Senators to speak out against the Bills. Here is the open letter to the AG: http://www.wlsa.org.au//Letter_to_AG_re_concerns_about_fam You can read the joint media release: http://www.wlsa.org.au//dire_federal_circuit_court_backlog

13.01.2022 Natasha Stott Despoja has been elected to UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women the first Australian in 28 years! https://www.abc.net.au//natasha-stott-despoja-ele/12866484

10.01.2022 Women's Services Network - WESNET have released the findings of the 2nd National Survey on Tech-Facilitated Abuse and DV. Some of the key stats/issues include: 99.3% of practitioners are assisting clients who have experienced or are experiencing tech-facilitated abuse 96% of abusers are male... 93% of victims are female Use of video and GPS abuse up 183% and 131% respectively since 2015 survey Increased abuse of children's technology or tech-facilitated child contact to abuse https://wesnet.org.au/about/research/2ndnatsurvey/

09.01.2022 Such inspirational stories! https://un-women.medium.com/ten-things-you-can-learn-from-w

08.01.2022 We are looking for a solicitor or senior solicitor - full time permanent position. The position involves legal advice, casework, community legal education, law reform and advocacy for women. Applications close Thursday 14 January. For details: https://www.wlsnsw.org.au/about-us/employment/

07.01.2022 This #16Days of Activism, speak up and take a stand with UN Women to end violence against women and girls. www.unwomen.org/endviolence

06.01.2022 Thank you to Netball NSW once again for you support!

04.01.2022 Come work with us! We are looking for a Financial Counsellor - full or part time position. For full details:... https://www.wlsnsw.org.au/about-us/employment/ See more

04.01.2022 We made a submission in response to the Disability Royal Commission Issues Paper about the experience of First Nations People with Disability in Australia. In this submission we acknowledge First Nations peoples’ experiences of structural violence, abuse, neglect and exploitation perpetrated by State actors through harmful and racist Government policies and practices since invasion. This, in combination with further harmful Government action, inaction or insufficient action, ...has resulted in impairment for many First Nations peoples. The trauma often manifests as a severe psycho-social disability which impacts on every aspect of a person’s life and on their family’s life, including across generations. We argue Governments must be held accountable and also responsible for reparations. You can read the submission here: https://www.wlsnsw.org.au//WLS-NSW-DRC-First-Nations-Issue Thanks to our amazing team for their valuable contribution in engaging in discussions with the Disability Royal Commission First Nations team on this important issue.

04.01.2022 #16days Ending violence against women and girls requires big commitments and investments. The #GenerationEquality Forum in 2021 will be the world's moment to step up. This #16Days of Activism, it's clearer than ever that we need a bold new agenda to end gender-based violence. The #GenerationEquality Forum in 2021 will catalyze global commitments to end violence against women. #orangetheworld