Controlling partners, children could be jailed for seven years under new law
Children controlling elderly mothers an unseen abuse.
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Women's sector joins together to call on next govt to give more funding
The groups want the govt to prioritise ending domestic violence.
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YWCA backs proposal to criminalise coercive control
The organisation wants the Liberals' bill to be supported.
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'Crisis in Canberra': Poverty inquiry hears ACT residents and service providers are struggling
The groups told the inquiry more people were accessing community services while service providers were finding it harder to retain staff.
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End zone own goal, planners and builders urge ACT govt
Housing advocates Greater Canberra, the YWCA, urban planning consultancy Purdon and the Master Builders ACT are among a coalition calling for "missing middle" housing.
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Decision to approve community housing 'broader than us', YWCA says
With more than 3000 applications waiting for social housing in the ACT, this decision to approve nine units will make a difference, Frances Crimmins says.
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ACT government uses 'call-in' powers to push forward with development of social housing in affluent Canberra suburb
Some locals in an affluent Canberra suburb objected to a proposed site for a home for older women and women escaping domestic violence. Today, the government approved the plans and implemented a clause to prevent further objections.
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Canberra domestic violence support staff burnt out
Five frontline domestic violence support workers have been promised to the territory.
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Some homeless women hidden from help, providers say
Women aged over 55 are the fastest growing group affected by homelessness, but the full extent of the crisis may not be understood.
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