This paper describes the work of the Top End Women’s Legal Service (TEWLS), a community legal centre, fully funded by the Commonwealth Attorney-General’s Department, providing legal advice and representation to […]

The NSW Women in Prison Task Force Report was released in 1985. It contained 269 recommendations. Central to the report was the view that the number of women in prison […]

Indigenous women experience discrimination in a number of different ways and in different places. Laws, policies and state practices discriminate against Indigenous women in ways that undermine their roles, values […]

The physical facilities and service delivery models of the Boronia Pre-release Centre for Women were explicitly designed around a women-centred approach to corrections. This inspection report finds that it has […]

This paper provides a foundational framework outlining the clear need to reform the imprisonment of women in Australia. It seeks to highlight the key issues and emphasise the urgent need […]

The Sisters In Spirit initiative is a research, education and policy initiative funded by Status of Women Canada. The initiative is designed to address the disturbing numbers of missing and […]

This National Plan is a commitment by the Australian Government to a country free of gender-based violence – where all people live free from fear and violence and are safe […]

The Wiyi Yani U Thangani First Nations Women’s Safety Policy Forum (the Forum) was held virtually on 12 September 2022. It brought over 150 participants together including First Nations community […]

This study aims to estimate the prevalence of mental disorder in a representative sample of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in Queensland prisons. Cross-sectional assessment of mental health using […]

In May 2008 the Government established an 11-member national council which was tasked to provide the Government with advice on the development of an evidence-based national plan of action to […]