The report also found that women on temporary visas reported proportionately higher levels of violence, and violence either began or was exacerbated for some respondents during the COVID-19 pandemic months of March and November 2020. sbs.com.au/news/one-in-th…

"These considerations are fundamental to the question of whether coercive control laws should be implemented or not; they are not issues that can be sorted out later or during the teething period of the legislation." smh.com.au/national/nsw/c…

"However, some believe this figure could actually be higher, with the Sisters Inside survey finding that 98 per cent of women prisoners in Queensland reported being a past victim of violence." mamamia.com.au/australian-wom…

National Women’s Safety Summit postponed, culturally informed healing programs effective for responding to violence, reports, surveys, and more. mailchi.mp/awava/national…

Weekly Round-Up: Joint letter calling for urgent response to sexual violence, approach centring women w disability needed in DFV services, research, reports, and more. mailchi.mp/awava/joint-le…

Our sister alliance NATSIWA is hosting a free webinar "Sexual Harassment and Discrimination in the Workplace, including the processes for making a complaint" on Tuesday 24 August. Register at: medibank.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

Love to all of you who have worked with the Australian Women Against Violence Alliance, AWAVA, over the past decade. Funding for specialist women's services (and peaks) may come and go, but our collective power, energy and the need for change remains as strong as ever. ⚡️

#QandA Worth noting that earlier this week survivor advocates released a joint letter stating they have not been engaged as a valued stakeholder group, available at: tinyurl.com/3ktvsdfb 1/ #enoughisenough #saferfuture

“So, in order for a victim to feel comfortable, they need to feel as if, not only that they are being heard, but that they are not doing anything wrong.” Thank you Grace Tame George #WomensSafetySummit

Historic. theage.com.au/politics/feder…