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New national plan targets family violence

A new government plan has been unveiled to try to end violence against women and children within a decade.

AAP · Oct 16, 2022

Blueprint to tackle violence against women unveiled but detailed Indigenous plan still to come

A blueprint developed by federal and state governments to counter violence against women and children includes the ambitious goal of eliminating gender-based violence within one generation.

The Conversation · Oct 16, 2022

Governments release joint strategy seeking to end violence against women and children within a generation

The commitment is at the centre of a new, 10-year national strategy released by Social Services Minister Amanda Rishworth, designed to coordinate federal and state action to eliminate gender-based violence.

ABC News · Oct 16, 2022

Morning mail: 200,000 robodebt reviews wiped, G7 leaders warn Putin over nuclear threat, Bali bombings remembered

Wednesday: The federal government has scrapped robotdebt investigations that were on hold for three years. Plus: the rise of men’s netball

The Guardian - AU · Oct 11, 2022

Certainty for 200,000 robodebt victims

Hundreds of thousands of robodebt victims with debts hanging over their heads have had their cases wiped.

AAP · Oct 11, 2022

Robodebt cases dumped and debts wiped amid royal commission into controversial scheme

Social Services Minister Amanda Rishworth says the outstanding "Robodebt" cases will be ended, as the federal government tries to clear the final remnants of the highly criticised system.

ABC News · Oct 11, 2022

Volunteers are needed more than ever, but the recruitment system is on the brink of collapse

A national network of volunteer recruitment centres says more than half its branches have closed or are likely to close within the financial year, warning of dire consequences for people who rely on charities.

ABC News · Sep 29, 2022

Home violence toll on kids with disability

Children with disabilities are much more likely than others to experience family and domestic violence, Australian research has shown.

AAP · Sep 28, 2022

Fears over impact of welfare card removal

Coalition members with close connections to Indigenous communities fear a spike in alcohol-fuelled violence once the cashless welfare card is abolished.

AAP · Sep 25, 2022

Government to cut up cashless welfare card

The federal government is moving to dump the cashless welfare debit card and make income management voluntary in the communities where it was trialled.

AAP · Sep 23, 2022