Show all Advocates in the News ENGENDER IN THE NEWS Engender Newsletter Lived Experience Blog MEDIA RELEASES July 2, 2025Domestic violence victim-survivors share early warning signs of abuseRead More June 13, 2025Recruiting Advocates for Change – Engender Equality Update – June 2025Read More June 3, 2025Join our program for women who have been in prisonRead More June 3, 2025Advisory Panel – Laurel HouseRead More June 3, 2025Advisory Panel – National Domestic and Family Violence Recovery AllianceRead More June 24, 2025The dangerous form of abuse around food that often goes unnoticedRead More June 24, 2025Victim-survivors of domestic violence share how we can help them feel safer to disclose abuseRead More June 24, 2025Ten years and $200,000: the cost in Australia of protecting a child from an abusive ex-partnerRead More June 24, 2025Financial abuse in relationships and ways to protect yourselfRead More May 30, 2025Protesters across country demand end to violence against women during What Were You Wearing? ralliesRead More May 8, 2025Primary Care Family & Sexual Violence Support Pilot – Engender Equality Update – May 2025Read More April 29, 2025Engender Equality Update – April 2025Read More March 5, 2025Lived Experience Inspiration – Engender Equality Update – March 2025Read More February 21, 2025Tasmanian Specialist Family, Domestic and Sexual Violence Service Integrators Partnership – Engender Equality Update – February 2025Read More January 31, 2025LGBTIQA+ Guidelines released and FREE specialised training, Engender Equality Update – January 2025Read More December 13, 2024Engender Equality Update, December 2024Read More November 22, 2024Engender Equality Update, November 2024Read More July 18, 2025Media Release – Doctors the key to early intervention for abuse of children with disabilityRead More October 17, 2024Media Release – Systemic failures devastate lives of family violence victimsRead More August 5, 2024Harming or threatening pets would be a family violence offence under Tasmanian independent MPs pushRead More August 4, 2024Independent, David O’Byrne is set to table a new bill in Parliament aimed at protecting people and pets fleeing family violenceRead More April 3, 2024Labor’s Michelle O’Byrne says PFVO review ‘entirely appropriate’Read More April 3, 2024Family abuse survivor speaks out about Police Family Violence OrdersRead More April 3, 2024Police family violence orders are supposed to keep victims safeRead More April 3, 2024Woman living with autism is accused of being the aggressorRead More May 1, 2024Tasmania remembers domestic violence victims with candlelight vigilsRead More March 2, 2023Discussion Paper Launch – Misidentification of the Predominant Aggressor in TasmaniaRead More February 7, 2023The dangerous form of abuse around food that often goes unnoticedRead More January 9, 2023Deborah thought her abuse was normal – but a late autism diagnosis changed everythingRead More April 10, 2022Tasmanian woman shares experiences of family violence ahead of electionRead More July 31, 2021Sexual assault, stigma and suicidalityRead More May 19, 2021Upholding the presumption of innocence does not preclude believing victimsRead More February 1, 2019Speaking out to end violence against womenRead More November 7, 2018Tasmanian women’s organisations support birth certificate changesRead More April 16, 2018Local author tells personal story to support family violence victims (book launch)Read More November 14, 2016Improving services for mental health and family violenceRead More March 15, 2016Women want women’s services – family violence victims speak outRead More December 2, 2015Rethinking safety for women with disabilitiesRead More November 12, 2015New Toolkit helps GPs to identify Family ViolenceRead More June 5, 2015Commemorating women who have been killed by their intimate partnersRead More May 8, 2015Firearm Bill needs to consider women’s safetyRead More September 19, 2014Addressing community attitudes is key to violence preventionRead More May 5, 2014Remembering Women Who Have Been Killed By Their PartnersRead More June 3, 2025Panels & Presentations – Family and Sexual Violence Alliance Panel speech by AdvocateRead More June 3, 2025Advisory Panel – Lived experience engagement in the community services industryRead More June 3, 2025Article – Regular column by Deborah Thomson, Advocate for ChangeRead More
