Queensland Magistrates Courts – Criminal Procedure Review
Looking for Submissions for the Queensland Magistrates Court’s Criminal Procedure Review This review has been established to undertake a comprehensive review of criminal procedure laws in Queensland’s Magistrates Courts. The Justices Act 1886 (Justices Act) sets out the current criminal procedure laws applying in the Magistrates Courts. The Justices Act was written in the 1880s and—although it […]
Sexual assault support services struggling to cope with record demand – ABC News
Sexual assault support services struggling to cope with record demand ABC News 7.30 Report / By Hagar Cohen Posted 18/5/2022 Sexually violent crime has increased by 110 per cent in the past 25 years, yet specialised counselling services say they are unable to meet the demand. Key points: Specialised support services are struggling due to an exponential increase […]
Calls to ban defence teams accessing sexual assault victims’ records, and also give them proper legal representation – ABC News
Calls to ban defence teams accessing sexual assault victims’ records, and also give them proper legal representation – ABC News Written by crime editor Paula Doneman Posted 2/5/2022 Confidential counselling and medical information from sexual assault victims continues to be used to undermine their credibility in court, despite laws protecting their confidentiality, a Queensland […]
DRC Hearing – The experience of women and girls with disability with a particular focus on family, domestic and sexual violence
Woman living with cerebral palsy tells disability royal commission she was ‘raped and assaulted’ by carer ABC News Online By disability affairs reporter Elizabeth Wright and the Specialist Reporting Team’s Celina Edmonds Posted Mon 28 Mar 2022 at 1:50pmMonday 28 Mar 2022 at 1:50pm, updated Tue 29 Mar 2022 at 12:08am WARNING: This story contains details that some readers may […]
28th March – 1st April – Disability Royal Commission – Public Hearing this week
Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability Public hearing 17.2, Hobart – The experiences of women and girls with disability with a particular focus on family, domestic and sexual violence (Part 2). Date: Monday Mar 28th – Friday 1st April 2022 Australian Eastern Standard Time: 10:00am – Fri, Apr 1 […]
Queensland’s Public Trustee system to be investigated after Four Corners report revealed high fees and financial mismanagement – Four Corners, ABC
Queensland’s Public Trustee system to be investigated after Four Corners report revealed high fees and financial mismanagement Four Corners By Anne Connolly, Ali Russell and Stephanie Zillman, ABC Investigations Posted 15/3/2022 Excerpt: The Queensland government has ordered two separate investigations into the state’s Office of the Public Trustee, after a Four Corners report revealed exorbitant fees and dire financial mismanagement. Key […]
Report on Young Women and Non-Binary People’s Experiences of Gender-Based Violence across Australia – WWDA & NATSIWA
Report on Young Women and Non-Binary People’s Experiences of Gender-Based Violence across Australia – WWDA and NATSIWA The Australian Women Against Violence Alliance’s much-awaited Report on Young Women and Non-Binary People’s Experiences of Gender-Based Violence across Australia was launched at 1pm today (17.2.2022) at an online event run in collaboration with Women With Disabilities Australia […]
Families in crisis after NDIS funding cuts to participants with autism and intellectual disabilities – ABC News
Families in crisis after NDIS funding cuts to participants with autism and intellectual disabilities – ABC News By state political reporter Bridget Rollason Posted Fri 11 Feb 2022 at 5:13am, updated Fri 11 Feb 2022 at 8:29am When Karen McKenzie received an unexpected letter from the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) in August, she had to read it […]
Women make up half the disability population but just over a third of NDIS recipients – published by The Conversation
Women make up half the disability population but just over a third of NDIS recipients Published by The Conversation. February 2, 2022 6.13am AEDT Authors Sophie Yates Research Fellow, UNSW Eleanor Malbon Research Fellow, UNSW Gemma Carey Associate Professor, UNSW Jen Hargrave The University of Melbourne Extract… Australia’s National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) provides individualised funding […]
Morrison Government accused of ignoring people with disability in Omicron wave – ABC – RN Breakfast
Morrison Government accused of ignoring people with disability in Omicron wave On RN Breakfast with Patricia Karvelas To listen to the story, click on link below… Download Morrison Government accused of ignoring people with disability in Omicron wave (7.49 MB) Download 7.49 MB A peak disability body warns some people are being forced to ration how […]
