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Women's Electoral Lobby, AU

@welaust

Women's Electoral Lobby is a national, independent, non-party political, feminist lobby group working to ensure the rights of Australian women are protected.
Australia wel.org.au Joined May 2010
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Women's Electoral Lobby, AU @welaust
The words police and media use, carry meaning and can give away unspoken bias. When is a woman not 'completely innocent'... when she has stayed in a bad relationship, made a poor decision to walk alone at night, had connections to unsavoury characters?

womensagenda.com.au/latest/eds-blo…
womensagenda.com.au A ‘completely innocent’ woman was killed in Melbourne. When is she not? The fire in Melbourne would have been no less horrific under different circumstances. The result would be the same: another woman dead.
Women's Electoral Lobby, AU @welaust
‘It’s no understatement to say that 2024 has been a horror year in terms of femicide’ - @KZiwica reflects on another year of violence against women.
theguardian.com/commentisfree/…
www.theguardian.com Amid all the crisis talks and prevention efforts, 2024 has been a horror year for violence against... Why, after decades of action and talk, are we still seeing so many women die?
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Women's Electoral Lobby, AU @welaust
WEL has long advocated for changes to the affordability and accessibility of childcare/early education. Today's announcement that the federal government is committed to winding back the childcare 'Activity Test' is a step towards a more equitable system.

womensagenda.com.au/latest/say-goo…
womensagenda.com.au Say goodbye to the activity test: Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to guarantee three days of... Parents may no longer have to be subject to the controversial “activity test” to determine their eligibility for childcare subsidies.