Rethinking our response to gender-based violence: An International Women's Day speech, 2026
Alina Thomas, CEO, presented this speech to the staff of Home Base Hobart as part of International Women’s Day 2026.
Together we discussed the challenges young women face in Tasmania and the practical ways organisations and communities can strengthen support, build resilience, and create opportunities for safety, belonging, and growth.
Meaningful change grows when organisations connect, share knowledge, and work side by side for the future of young Tasmanians.
Change grows when we work together.
Paper - 2023 Research Discussion Paper - Misidentification of the Predominant Aggressor in Tasmania
This paper explores how misidentification of the predominant aggressor – also known as ‘misidentification of the primary aggressor’ – occurs when victim-survivors are inaccurately determined to be the predominant aggressor in the investigation into family violence offending. The impacts of this on victims-survivors are described and analysed through the presentation of lived experience case studies.