Systems abuse and family violence in Tasmania: The importance of lived experience expertise

October 20, 2025
|In Advocates in the News, ENGENDER IN THE NEWS, Lived Experience Blog
|By Admin Manager

Alina Thomas, Engender Equality CEO and Kianna Whaling, Lived Experience Advocate spoke with Tracey Strong on ABC Radio Breakfast (Hobart) on Monday 20 October, 2025 to discuss the new report on systems abuse, next steps and the importance of lived experience expertise

Listen to the ABC Radio interview

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RESPECT

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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Engender Equality is not a crisis service.

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