WESNET

WESNET looks forward to an equal world without gender-based violence against women endemic within our society and  fully supports the Federal Government’s statement that … “ … if women are not safe and continue to suffer sexual assault and domestic violence – they will never be economically secure and they will never be equal”.

There is considerable evidence to show that most victims of domestic violence are women and their children, and that there are strong links between domestic and family violence and child protection concerns. We believe that such an intervention will have a disempowering impact for victims of domestic violence, primarily women who have already been significantly [...]

On the eve of the release of the national white paper on homelessness and the national plan to prevent violence against women and their children, the nation’s peak body on domestic and family violence is calling for government action on several critical issues. You can read our media release here

Australia’s peak body on the prevention of domestic and family violence has described as groundbreaking the Federal Government’s National Plan to Reduce Violence Against Women and their Children. Download the Media Release here

With the launch of “The Road Home – National Approach to Reducing Homelessness”, the peak organisation for Domestic and Family Violence Services (WESNET) congratulates the Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and the Minister Tanya Plibersek on their strong commitment to reducing Australia’s homelessness. WESNET Media Release 23rd Dec 08

Australia’s peak body for domestic and family violence services today announced a series of grants worth $500,000 to fund innovative and creative projects aimed at early intervention and prevention of domestic and family violence. Twenty-two organisations nationwide will share in the Women’s Services Network (WESNET) Capacity Building Grants Program. WESNET offered two types of grants: [...]

In recent times we have seen a range of – unhelpful at best and down right dangerous at worst – comments from the members of the ruling political party. The comments “boys will be boys” from the Prime Minister and “sleep deprivation is not torture” from the Attorney-General, although in relation to different issues, both [...]

WESNET MEDIA RELEASE 30 August 2006 The Body Shop has once again demonstrated their commitment to the safety of women and children with their recent Stop Violence in the Home Campaign. It is fantastic that this organisation takes on domestic violence and brings the issue out into the open with the general public  but most importantly shows [...]

WESNET Media Release 24 August 2006 The results of the Personal Safety Survey undertaken by the Australian Bureau of Statistics and released last week supported existing evidence that Australian women are continuing to bear high levels of violence in their intimate relationships. According to WESNET, the national peak body for domestic and family violence services across [...]