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Women fleeing domestic violence ‘trapped’ in refuges due to lack of housing, advocates say
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Women and children fleeing domestic violence in Queensland have spent years “trapped” in refuges and other crisis accommodation due to a chronic shortage of secure long-term housing. Community organisations that run d...
‘Racist’: coercive control laws could harm Indigenous women in Queensland, advocates warn
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The terms of reference for the Queensland women’s safety and justice taskforce – which is looking at laws to ban coercive control – are “explicitly racist” and ignore the experiences of First Nations women, 学者 ...
Australians with a disability ‘forgotten’ in coronavirus vaccine rollout, advocates say
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Australia’s former disability discrimination commissioner and disability advocates have condemned the failure to prioritise disability care in the Covid-19 vaccine rollout, saying residents and support staff were blin...
NSW food delivery taskforce ignored riders safety concerns, advocates say
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A taskforce set up to improve safety after five delivery riders died on the job in the space of two months has suggested only minor changes to the industry, according to a draft of its report to be released next week....
Fourth Aboriginal death in custody in three weeks leaves advocates ‘devastated’
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Call for independent investigation into death of Barkindji man Anzac Sullivan, 37, during police pursuit in Broken HillLegal advocates say they are “devastated and furious” at the news there has been a fourth Aborigin...
‘Relentless and traumatising’: Aboriginal advocates demand action after third death in custody
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Aboriginal justice advocates have expressed their devastation following a third Indigenous death in custody in a week and suggested the Australian prime minister urgently meet with bereaved families to progress reform...
‘Not the NDIS we fought for’: disability advocates fear new assessments driven by cost cutting
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Top disability advocates say a government plan to introduce “independent assessments” to the NDIS is aimed at cutting costs and will “fundamentally alter” the landmark scheme. A coalition of 20 disability advocacy gro...