WLSQ invites you to register to attend our FREE domestic and family violence webinars! The free webinars in this series are for individuals or organisations supporting women impacted by domestic and family violence. Over the eight webinars in this series, our specialist staff and guest presenters will discuss various topics. Register via the links below. […]
READ MOREChristmas Closure
The Women’s Legal Service Queensland offices and our State-wide Helpline will be closed during the Christmas period from Friday 24/12/2021 reopening Monday 10/01/2022. If you are in immediate danger, please call the police on 000 or DV Connect on 1800 811 811 for crisis accommodation. Please visit https://wlsq.org.au/get-help to access general legal information and learn […]
READ MORE2021 Free Domestic Violence Webinar Series
With generous funding from Arrow Energy, Women’s Legal Service Queensland is hosting a series of free webinars for individuals and organisations that help survivors of domestic and family violence including health care and education providers and community services. Flyer 1 – 2021 free domestic violence webinar series > click here Flyer 2 – 2021 free […]
READ MOREOpen Letter Regarding Strategy for the Prevention of Violence Against Women and Children
12 March 2021 To Whom it May Concern, Strategy for the prevention of violence against women and children Proposal for urgent National Summit and agenda of immediate reforms There is a serious gap between rhetoric and reality regarding sexual violence in Australia. Each year it is estimated there are between 20,000 to 40,000 rapes and […]
READ MOREWLSQ commends Qld Government’s Historic Coercive Control Taskforce
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 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 MORECOVID – 19 Pandemic Service Arrangements
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 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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