Women’s Legal Service Tasmania is proud to announce the inclusion of the Girls Gotta Know mobile app in the shortlist […]
Tasmania’s Response to the National Plan to Reduce Violence against Women and their Children
The Tasmanian Government has published Tasmania’s response to the National Plan including a Tasmanian Implementation Plan for the first Action […]
Sex Discrimination (Sexual Orientation, Gender identity and Intersex Status) Amendment Bill 2013
The Sex Discrimination (Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Intersex Status) Amendment Bill 2013 was passed by the House of Representatives […]
Free Advice for those interacting with the Royal Commission in to Child Sexual Abuse
Commonwealth Attorney General Mark Dreyfus QC has launched ‘Knowmore’ – a free service providing advice to people considering or intending to […]
Gender Discrimination Bill
The Federal Parliament has passed the Sex Discrimination Amendment (Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Intersex Status) Bill which provides protections for gay, […]
Solicitor’s Guarantee Fund Grant
Attorney General Brian Wightman today announced a grant of just over $222,000.00 to WLS from the Solicitor’s Guarantee Fund in […]
Reproductive Health (Access to Terminations) Bill 2013
The Reproductive Health (Access to Terminations) Bill 2013 was recently considered by Tasmania’s Legislative Council. Members of the Council decided to send […]
The GirlsGottaKnow Mobile App is here!
The GirlsGottaKnow Mobile App provides general legal information to young women between 14-24 years of age. GirlsGottaKnow has been developed […]
Abortion Law Reform – Call for submissions
The Tasmanian Government is calling on submissions regarding the proposal to decriminalise abortion through the introduction of the Reproductive Health […]
Media Release – Abortion Law Reform
The Women’s Legal Service Tasmania today welcomed the announcement by Tasmania’s Health Minister Michelle O’Byrne that she would be moving […]