The theme for 2012 Homeless Persons Week is “homing in on the real issues of homelessness”. In order to understand why we are homeless, we need to see why we become homeless. Homelessness Australia, in its campaign for 2012 notes the many causes of homelessness in our community such as domestic violence, unemployment and poverty, […]
[stextbox id=”alert”] Australia’s national homelessness peak body has joined forces with the Women’s Services Network (WESNET) and the Australian Women Against Violence Alliance (AWAVA) to highlight and endorse the United Nations International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. Escaping domestic and family violence is the most often cited reason given by women for […]
This morning (24 March 2011) the Attorney-General has announced that he is introducing the Family Law Legislation Amendment (Family Violence and Other Measures) Bill 2011 into Parliament today. This followed consultation on the Family Law Amendment (Family Violence) Bill 2010 Exposure Draft, which was supported by 73% of respondents. While the proposed changes are an important first step […]
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”. (more…)
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 […]