Tuesday 24 November 2015 – embargoed until 12.00am Wednesday 25 November 2015
The Federal Government’s commitment to stopping family violence is in the balance, with doubts remaining over funding for free legal help for women through December’s Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook (MYEFO), says the Federation of Community Legal Centres (Vic).
‘With Wednesday the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women and the start of the United Nations 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence, family violence demands prominence in our national debate,’ said executive officer, Liana Buchanan, today. Continue reading