Domestic Violence Archives - Tasmanian Times

Victim-Survivors Should Action Strategies to Stay Safe on the Internet 1

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Victim-Survivors Should Action Strategies to Stay Safe on the Internet

Engender Equality urges women in coercive or violent relationships to take steps to stay safe online.

Shakira Robertson Wins Young People’s Human Rights Award 3

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Shakira Robertson Wins Young People’s Human Rights Award

Shakira Robertson’s campaign to have vehicles legally recognised as weapons in domestic violence assaults has been elevated to the national stage, marking...

GPs Offered Free Family Violence Response Training 6

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GPs Offered Free Family Violence Response Training

Primary Health Tasmania has partnered with the University of Melbourne’s Safer Families Centre to launch a fully funded training program designed to...

16 Days Global Push - End Gender Violence Now 10

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16 Days Global Push – End Gender Violence Now

As the global 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence begins, Tasmania is at the centre of national discussions on family and...

Jacqui's Law Demands Vehicles be Treated Like Guns in DV 18

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Jacqui’s Law Demands Vehicles be Treated Like Guns in DV

Jacqui Lee Purton mother to Shakira Robertson

Domestic Violence Victims Suffer Unseen Brain Injuries 20

Domestic Violence Victims Suffer Unseen Brain Injuries 21

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Domestic Violence Victims Suffer Unseen Brain Injuries

Media release – Engender Equality, 13 August 2025 BRAIN INJURY COMMON IN VICTIM-SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE As we approach Brain Injury Awareness...

TRACA Urges Election Candidates to Prioritise Aboriginal-Led Solutions 23

TRACA Urges Election Candidates to Prioritise Aboriginal-Led Solutions 24

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TRACA Urges Election Candidates to Prioritise Aboriginal-Led Solutions

In the lead-up to the July 19 state election, The Tasmanian Regional Aboriginal Communities Alliance (TRACA) is seeking clear commitments from all...

Real Support Isn’t a Pilot – Time to Back Workers Behind Tasmania’s Family Violence Response 26

Real Support Isn’t a Pilot – Time to Back Workers Behind Tasmania’s Family Violence Response 27

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Real Support Isn’t a Pilot – Time to Back Workers Behind Tasmania’s Family Violence Response

CPSU Organiser Jess Greene makes the case for supporting the service workers at the core of Tasmania's domestic violence response.

Anglicare Identifies Urgent Need for More Safe Homes 28

Anglicare Identifies Urgent Need for More Safe Homes 29

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Anglicare Identifies Urgent Need for More Safe Homes

People fleeing domestic and family violence (DFV) are struggling to access safe and affordable housing in Tasmania, Anglicare Tasmania warned today. The...