NQWLS Press Room

Our recent media releases, news updates and articles.

• The red flags of coercive control arising from American Murder: Gabby Petito

• New approach for family law property disputes saves time, money and stress for people facing family violence and other risks

• Joint Statement: ‘Power2Prevent’ the Australian Government must act now to end sexual harassment

Women’s Legal Services Australia (WLSA) Media Releases:

• Women's Legal Services Australia welcomes long overdue reforms to make our family law system safer for victim-survivors and their children (30 January 2023)

• WLSA welcomes the launch of the ground-breaking Lighthouse Project which will work to keep women and children safe in the family law courts (3 December 2020)

• Joint Media Release: Family Court merger ‘undesirable’ for families, former Family Court Chief Justices say (29 November 2020)

• Joint Media Release: Dire Federal Circuit Court backlogs prove family court merger a risk to families, judges (23 October 2020)

• Joint Media Release: Calls for structural change to budget are building as women are left behind (12 October 2020)

• Federal Budget fails to respond to call for urgent funding for specialist women’s legal services (7 October 2020)

• “More women will die”: Advocates plead for $24m rescue package for women fleeing violence (1 October 2020)

• Domestic violence advocates welcome focus on safety of children in family law (15 June 2020)

• DV advocates welcome much needed funding for legal assistance services (5 May 2020)

• Over 90 individuals and organisations call for Safety First in Family Law (13 February 2020)

NQWLS Media Releases:

• Women’s Legal Services Coercive Control Report Demonstrates Need for Urgent Training (9 December 2021)

• Funding for North Queensland Women’s Legal Service - More needs to be done (19 May 2020)