The Australian Government is seeking input from victims and survivors of sexual violence to inform the development of three pilot specialised and trauma-informed legal services. This consultation will
The Law Reform Commission of Western Australia is currently examining issues including the definition of consent, the defence of mistaken belief in consent, the directions
The Law Reform Commission of Western Australia (LRCWA) is currently reviewing issues related to sexual offences within the Criminal Code Compilation Act 1913. The LRCWA
In October 2022, the Centre for Women’s Safety and Wellbeing (CWSW) held the ‘Young Women Forum: Sexual Violence’ to engage young women in the community
The Centre for Women’s Safety and Wellbeing’s new Domestic, Family, and Sexual Violence Reader will be released on a seasonal basis to provide stakeholders with
Sexual violence at Western Australian mining sites is outrageous and systemic Colleagues rifling through your underwear drawer. A boss demanding sex in exchange for promotion. Unsolicited
CW: this statement discusses sexual violence Like other forms of violence, sexual violence is a major health and welfare issue in Western Australia as well
In July 2021 the Community Development and Justice Standing Committee commenced an inquiry into sexual harassment against women in the FIFO mining industry. The deadline for public submissions
The Centre for Women’s Safety and Wellbeing acknowledges Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the Traditional Custodians and first peoples of Australia. We recognise the impacts of colonisation and dispossession and the contemporary disadvantage experienced by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. The Centre for Women’s Safety and Wellbeing is committed to working alongside Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women and men to end violence against their women and children in Western Australia.
The Centre for Women’s Safety and Wellbeing acknowledges the strength and resilience of adults, children and young people who have experienced family and domestic violence. We pay respects to those who did not survive and acknowledge the families, friends and communities who have lost loved ones to this preventable and widespread issue. We are committed to ensuring responses to family and domestic violence are informed by lived experience.
The Centre for Women’s Safety and Wellbeing recognises, welcomes and respects people of diverse gender, sex and sexuality. We are committed to greater inclusion of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex and queer people (LGBTIQ).
