Women’s Legal Services NSW (WLSNSW) has recently released the Domestic Violence and Renting: Prioritising Safety at Home report which details experiences of domestic violence and renting in NSW from a 2017 WLSNSW survey. WLSNSW has been leading a push to make tenancy laws in NSW fairer for people experiencing domestic violence working to strengthen proposed […]
YWAG has made this submission to the QLD inquiry into improving the delivery of respectful relationships and sex education relevant to the use of technology in Queensland state schools.
ERA’s Young Women’s Advisory Group (YWAG) has made this submission to the public consultation component to the development of the NSW Sexual Assault Strategy.
*This ERA article was included in the May Issue of Parity on Revisiting Homelessness Data* Gender relevant and responsive housing and homelessness data has long been a source of consternation and discussion for researchers, policy-makers and advocates. The available data on homelessness services, housing stress and housing assistance goes some way to uncovering women’s housing […]
The Productivity Commission has been conducting an inquiry into Reforms to Human Services over 2016-17, looking specifically at competition, contestability and user choice. Social housing and specialist homelessness services are being considered as part of this inquiry. ERA has made submissions throughout the process of this inquiry and joined with the Australian Women Against Violence […]
ERA’s Young Women’s Advisory Group has made a submission to the Australian Government on the inquiry into a Civil Penalty regime for non-consensual sharing of intimate images.
Brisbane
The conference is an opportunity for health and community professionals working with women experiencing unplanned pregnancy, and those interested in or working in the fields of abortion provision from across Australia, to advance their skills and expertise in this area of reproductive health.
Global
The Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF) is leading Women’s Marches across the world to Ban the Bomb on Saturday, June 17 during #NuclearBan negotiations.
A Civil Society Statement prepared by Disabled People’s Organisations Australia (DPO Australia) calling for Federal Government support for a Royal Commission into violence and abuse against people with disability. The statement is open for organisational endorsement with further details available here. The statement is available here.
Canberra
There are an estimated 45.8 million people around the world living in modern slavery. Modern slavery affects every country, and for many large businesses – their supply chains. The UK Modern Slavery Act 2015 is being viewed as a ground-breaking model for action by governments, particularly in relation to requiring transparency and reporting by companies on their supply chains.
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