The Greens welcome the Premier’s announcement the application fees for Family Violence Orders will be removed. This move will potentially save lives.
Minister, on 21 October the Commissioner of Police replied to some of our inquiries relating to the findings of the coroner into the death of Ms Olga Neubert.
Coroner Olivia McTaggart's report documents a range of instances where the man who murdered Ms Eaton engaged in acts of strangulation against women.
The fee associated with obtaining a private intervention order in Tasmania is $32.40 plus $15 for photocopying. For some women that is a barrier.
It has been well over a year since coroner Olivia McTaggart recommended the creation of a new standalone offence for non-fatal strangulation.
More than a year has passed since a Coroner’s report detailed the case for enacting a standalone offence of non-fatal strangulation.
Yesterday in Franklin Square women and men came from all over Tasmania to rally for International Women's Day.
Cassy O'Connor speaks on Labor's Matter of Public Importance on family violence.
As a parliament and as a society we need to make sure support is there at that critical point in time for the victims of family violence and sexual assault.
This kind of victim and slut shaming, as it is known, distrust and manipulation of fact, only creates fear among women and girls in our community.
