Dr MEHREEN FARUQI ( 15:11 ): I direct my question to the Minister for Early Childhood Education, Minister for Aboriginal Affairs, and Assistant Minister for Education, representing the Minister for Family and Community Services, Minister for Social Housing, and Minister for the Prevention of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault. Given recent revelations that one women-only refuge—the Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Women’s […]
Question on Notice: ADVOS BEING BROUGHT BY MEN AGAINST WOMEN
Faruqi, Mehreen to the Minister for Primary Industries, Minister for Regional Water, Minister for Trade and Industry representing the Minister for Police, and Minister for Emergency Services Is the Minister aware of any statistics that point to an increase in ADVOs being brought by police on behalf of men against women? Is the NSW Police […]
Greens Status of Women Spokesperson Dr Mehreen Faruqi MLC to Visit Coffs Harbour to Join “Take a Stand Against Domestic Violence” on White Ribbon Day
Media Alert 20 November 2017 Greens NSW Spokesperson for the Status of Women, Dr Mehreen Faruqi MLC, will speak at the ‘Take a Stand Against Domestic Violence’ event on the lawns of the Coffs Harbour Surf Club on November 25, from 11am to 1pm. The event has been organised by the Coffs Coast Community Against […]
Speech: Adjournment Debate Violence Against Women
VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN Dr MEHREEN FARUQI (18:34): Violence against women is at epidemic levels in this country. So far this year in Australia 38 women have been killed; last year 71 women were brutally murdered. These are women whose names I wish we did not know for this reason, and women whose faces I wish […]
Notice of Motion: 1800 Respect
1250. Dr Faruqi to move— 1. That this House notes that: (a) 1800RESPECT provides telephone counselling services by counsellors who are employed by Rape and Domestic Violence Services Australia (RDVSA) and who specialise in sexual assault and domestic violence, (b) on 13 February 2017, 1800RESPECT, the national telephone and online counselling service for people experiencing […]
New Investment in Women Only Refuges Needed in Upcoming NSW Budget
Greens MP and Status of Women Spokesperson, Dr Mehreen Faruqi MLC has today called on the NSW Government to set aside funds for establishing new women’s only refuges and refurbishing existing ones in the upcoming 2015/2016 budget. The NSW Government has already announced a domestic violence package but it does not appear to include funding […]
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