Women’s Legal Service Queensland (WLSQ) congratulates Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk on her Government’s historic action to establish a taskforce that will consider making coercive control an offence and more broadly, the criminal justice system’s response to victims of domestic, family and sexual violence. Lead by client experience, for many years WLSQ has called for an end-to-end […]
READ MOREFive dollar finds for a cause
Brisbane’s best Designer Rummage Sale returns for a COVID Safe epic fifth event. Beautiful quality preloved designer women’s fashion will start from just $5. The sale, which is raising much needed funds to help Women’s Legal Service Queensland assist women experiencing domestic violence has moved to a larger venue at the John Reid Pavilion, Brisbane […]
READ MOREWLSQ is continuing to provide free legal advice to women during the pandemic
Women’s Legal Service Queensland is continuing to provide free legal advice to women with domestic violence, family law, child protection and some sexual assault matters during the pandemic, while maintaining social distancing protocols to keep clients and staff safe. Women residing in Queensland or those with relevant court matters in Queensland can arrange free telephone […]
READ MORESexual assault review recommendations: A step in the right direction but do not go far enough says Women’s Legal Ser...
Sexual assault review recommendations: Do not go far enough and continues to leave many Queensland women unprotected says Women’s Legal Service Women’s Legal Service Queensland (WLSQ) believes the Queensland Law Reform Commission’s review into consent and mistake of fact do not go far enough to make the criminal code safer for sexual assault survivors and […]
READ MOREPro bono Pivot: Clayton Utz steps up to help Women’s Legal Service
During the COVID crisis Clayton Utz has stepped up to provide unique pro bono support to Women’s Legal Service Queensland (WLSQ) who each year provides over 30,000 services to women experiencing domestic and family violence. WLSQ’s State-wide Helpline has experienced an unprecedented 47% increase in calls across recent months, as the service strives to cope […]
READ MOREHannah Clarke Foundation & Family Law Experts Urge Parliament to Put Kids Safety First and Support Private Members Bill
Calls to make family law safer for women and children experiencing domestic violence by removing the presumption of equal shared parental responsibility have been backed by Women’s Legal Service Queensland and the Small Steps 4 Hannah Foundation. Prompted by the horrific murder of Hannah Clarke and her three children, a Private Member’s Bill set to […]
READ MOREDV Petrol Horror Story Highlights Need for Cultural Review – WLSQ
Women’s Legal Services Queensland (WLSQ) says terrible reports of a petrol domestic violence attack in 2015 that did not lead to immediate police charges highlight the need for an independent cultural review for Queensland Police relating to domestic violence and gender issues. WLSQ CEO Angela Lynch is available for comment today about renewed calls for […]
READ MOREImportant Service Delivery Update
Important Service Delivery Update In response to COVID-19, for the foreseeable future the Women’s Legal Service drop in clinics will not be held and all WLS staff will be working remotely. Please call our Statewide Helpline for assistance on 1800 957 957 Monday to Friday, 9am to 3pm. If you are in immediate danger call […]
READ MOREThese Urgent Reforms are Required to Respond to the National DV Crisis
Women’s Legal Service Queensland has released an urgent priority list of reforms required to respond to the national crisis of domestic violence following the horrific murder of Hannah Clarke and her three children. WLSQ CEO Angela Lynch said: “The challenge is what do we do now? ” “Same old same old is clearly not enough” […]
READ MOREFamily law DV murder crisis requires an emergency response from the Commonwealth – WLSQ
Women’s Legal Services Queensland (WLSQ) has identified three urgent priorities that should form the basis of an emergency parliamentary response to improve safety in the family law system, warning that violence and murders in the system will only increase as there is yet to be any commensurate response. “The scale of the crisis and the […]
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