Funding initiatives show an emerging agenda for transformation, recognition of the specificity of temporary migrants’ experiences of family violence, and the need for system reforms.
While it’s positive to see recognition from the Commonwealth government that the existing Family Violence Provision safety net needs changing, piecemeal intervention won’t go far enough to address underlying structural conditions that undermine women’s searches for safety.
We must take heed of what those with lived experiences are calling for in Australia’s policy commitment to end the national crisis of violence against women.
There’s a crisis in women’s safety, but the budget commitments are piecemeal – and some aren’t even new.
A new survey paints a picture of the lives of migrant women and refugees in Australia before and during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Short-term measures don't address the fundamental systemic issues that lead these vulnerable women into danger.
A key part of the budget's focus on women was a funding boost to help stop domestic violence, but is it enough?
How big does the problem have to be before something is done about it?
No new funding for family violence, not enough for meaningful workplace change. What was the government thinking?
New research shows women on temporary visas are trapped in family violence by a lack of financial support, safe accommodation, and the threat of their visa being revoked.
The urgency of the risks and issues facing women on temporary visas is dangerously heightened by COVID-19.
A glaring gap in Australia's migration system is failing victims of gendered violence.
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