The Conversation, February 22, 2019 6.06am AEDT Some of our most vulnerable citizens have been beaten, raped, and even killed at the hands of those supposedly caring for them. The statistics are alarming. Up to 90% of women with disability have been sexually assaulted. And people with disability are three times as likely to die prematurely than the general population from causes that could have...
ACON, May 2018 Australia has a long history of violence towards people from sexual and gender minorities, stretching from colonisation to the present day. This Report looks at what has been a tragic and shameful episode in Sydney’s history. ACON, in conjunction with key partners, has undertaken a review of the initial list of 88 homicide cases that occurred during the period t from the 1970s...
Lawyers Weekly, 22 March 2018 The leading advocacy group for human rights law in Australia has called on the federal government to better ensure the country is meeting its international obligations to protect women and girls when it comes to processes such as abortion. Australian Lawyers for Human Rights (ALHR) spoke earlier this week in response to comments from Nationals MP George Christensen...
Lawyers Weekly, 02 June 2017 The Law Society of South Australia has voiced its support for a bill to decriminalise sex work in the state. The select committee into the decriminalisation of sex work delivered its final report earlier this week, in the culmination of a two-year consultation process. After a vote of four to three, the committee recommended that the bill, which will come before the...
ABC news, Posted Sat 17th October at 8:50am
Domestic violence support funding will help train doctors and other health workers in South Australia to better respond to cases.
South Australia is getting nearly $1.5 million in federal funding over three years for efforts to tackle domestic violence in Adelaide’s northern suburbs.
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August 2015 No FGM Australia is a not-for-profit organisation which aims to protect Australian girls from female genital mutilation, and to support and empower survivors of FGM. They have recently launched their new website, which contains information resources, and a reporting mechanism for suspected FGM on Australian girls. Their resources are tailored to specific professions: social workers...