News item - The Mercury: Tasmania's horror week prompts urgent calls to act on violence against women

May 26, 2026
|In ENGENDER IN THE NEWS
|By Admin Manager

By Amber Wilson

Published by The Mercury, 23/05/26

“This is not how it was supposed to end.” In the wake of a horror week for female safety in Tasmania, advocates are calling for stronger action to prevent violence against women

Read The Mercury article here

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We acknowledge, with deep respect the palawa people, the traditional owners of lutruwita (Tasmania/Van Diemen’s Land). The palawa people belong to the oldest continuing culture in the world. They have lived in union with Country for many thousands of years. We express gratitude for their custodianship and stand with palawa people in the declaration that sovereignty remains unceded.

We see gender inequality as both the cause and the context of family violence. Only by actively challenging gender-based oppression can we achieve positive and respectful relationships within healthy, inclusive structures and institutions. This outcome will ultimately benefit the whole Tasmanian community.

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