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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 of experiencin
Australia’s National Research Organisation for Women’s Safety found last year that police responses often displayed “racism and biased attitudes”.
The result is a larger number of First Nations women listed as perpetrators of domestic violence; and what their advocates say is a failure by police to properly understand their circumstances.
In February, the Queensland government announced a taskforce would be established to consult with domestic violence survivors, service providers, lawyers and the general community about coercive control, which includes tactics such as blocking victims’ access to money and cutting them off from friends and family.
The taskforce is set to report back in October on possible legislative options.
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