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WWDA’s update on the 68th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW68)

On the 10th of April 2024, WWDA’s Policy Officer, Clare Gibellini, arrived in New York to attend the 68th Session...

Our Site is turning Four!

Our Site was launched on International Women’s Day, 8th March 2020 as a virtual support centre for women, girls, feminine...

Our Site co-design workshops update!

Online co-design workshops completed In July and August, the Our Site Team proudly organised a series of six engaging online...

‘Have Your Say’ Our Site Survey

The Our Site team today launched their national online ‘Have Your Say’ Survey. The survey continues the co-design approach as...

Category Violence and Safety
Date 28 June 23

‘Have Your Say’ Our Site Online Workshops

Join the Our Site team for an upcoming series of online co-design workshops throughout July. As a participant, you will...

Category Violence and Safety
Date 22 June 23

The Our Site Co-design in-person workshops were a success!

In May, the Our Site team ran four in-person co-design workshops in Perth and Brisbane. In each state we held...

Category Violence and Safety
Date 15 June 23

2023 CEO Update

The CEO of WWDA has been on a whirlwind of activity this month, engaging in her representative work across various...

Our Site expansion: ‘Have Your Say’ Workshops – apply now!

In 2019 we launched oursite.wwda.org.au, a website full of information created by and for women, girls, feminine identifying and non-binary...

WWDA’s post-event wrap up of CSW67

In early March 2023, Women With Disabilities Australia (WWDA) staff member, and youth delegate, Margherita Dall’Occo-Vaccaro and WWDA Member Kelly...

National Plan to End Violence against Women and Children 2022–2032

On Monday, 17 October 2022, The Commonwealth, state and territory governments released the National Plan to End Violence against Women...

WWDA Board Member, Kat Reed, on #QandA: The Choice: Violence or Poverty

Last Friday night on July 8 2022, The ABC broadcast a Q+A episode that discussed the cruel choice facing Australian...

Category Violence and Safety
Date 11 July 22

Disability Royal Commission private sessions closing 30 June

Applications to attend a private session close on 30 June, 2022. The Disability Royal Commission will be taking applications for...

Category Violence and Safety
Date 19 May 22

Federal Budget lacks targeted measures to reduce violence against women with disability

Australia’s peak body organisation run by and for women with disability is disappointed that this years Federal Budget does not...

WWDA joins Triple J Hack to discuss Royal Commission Hearing on Women and Girls With Disability

On Monday night, WWDA staff Tess Moodie and Heidi La Paglia Reid and WWDA member Deb Thomson spoke on Triple...

Disability Royal Commission public hearing 17 (part 2) starts on Monday 28th March.

Content Note – post discusses violence against people with disability. . . Disability Royal Commission (DRC) public hearing 17 (part...

Young Women and Non-Binary People’s Experiences of Gender-Based Violence Webinar – Recording Now Available

On 17th February, AWAVA, WESNET, NATSIWA and WWDA launched the ‘Report on Young Women and Non-Binary People’s Experiences of Gender-Based...

WWDA collaborates with AWAVA and NATSIWA to launch Report on Young Women and Non-Binary People’s Experiences of Gender-Based Violence across Australia

The Australian Women Against Violence Alliance’s much-awaited Report on Young Women and Non-Binary People’s Experiences of Gender-Based Violence across Australia...

Category Violence and Safety
Date 17 February 22

New National Resource on the Prevention of Violence Against Women and Girls with Disabilities

Today, Our Watch and Women With Disabilities Victoria have launched a new national, evidence-based resource to guide the prevention of...

Category Violence and Safety
Date 9 February 22

Videos and transcripts for Public Hearing 20 now available!

Disability Royal Commission public hearing 20 transcripts and video available online. Public hearing 20 was held online in early December...

Have your say in the National Plan to End Violence against Women and Children!

The Australian Government is developing the National Plan to End Violence against Women and Children 2022-2032 (National Plan) to replace...

Category Violence and Safety
Date 14 January 22

Webinar Recording: Understanding economic and financial abuse

Last week, Director of Policy and Programs, Heidi La Paglia represented WWDA on an ANROWS webinar about financial abuse. Heidi raised a...

Category Violence and Safety
Date 24 November 21