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To disrupt the intergenerational cycle of disadvantage and enable fullness of life,
especially for women and girls.
6 September 2018
Dowry abuse subject of Senate Inquiry
Good Shepherd’s Women’s Research, Advocacy and Policy Centre recently contributed to the Australian Senate’s inquiry into the practice of dowry and the incidence of dowry abuse in Australia. Dowry refers to the property, gifts or money brought by one family to another before, during or after marriage.
21 September 2018
Senate Inquiry hearing: Definition of family violence needs to explicitly reference dowry abuse
Today we are are appearing before the Senate Standing Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs to argue that dowry abuse be included in the definition of family violence to provide increased protections for individuals at risk.
