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National Summit sets priorities to end gendered violence in Australia

National Summit sets priorities to end gendered violence in Australia
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Specialist Women's Legal Services preparing to double over four years


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Specialist Women’s Legal Services preparing to double over four years
Women’s Legal Services in Queensland are preparing to double in size following the Federal Government’s  pledge to increase funding for Women’s Legal Centres over the next four years. 
The Women’s Budget Statement promises $129 million over four years for increased legal assistance funding  to help women access justice. This funding is to be directed specifically to women’s legal centres, to enable  these providers to respond to increasing demand for assistance with domestic violence matters. 
Queensland has three women’s legal services – Women’s Legal Service Queensland in Brisbane, the North  Queensland Women’s Legal Service with offices in Townsville and Cairns, and the Aboriginal and Torres  Strait Island Women’s Legal Service, also based in Townsville. Each service contributed to a National Costing  model which mapped unmet legal need for women at risk ....

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'A very broken system': why are Queensland police still getting domestic violence cases so wrong? | Australian police and policing


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Six months before she was murdered, Noelene Beutel was beaten within an inch of her life; beaten so badly she ended up in hospital, her teeth cracked and her face covered in bruises.
Two Queensland police officers came to the hospital to take a statement, but Noelene wouldn’t speak to them. She was antagonistic – a response borne of fear and distress. At the same time her attacker was at home, looking after their infant daughter.
So the police turned and left. According to the state coroner they “responded poorly … and wrote off the job”. ....

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