Still, they pushed on, growing from just the two of them working out of a"broom cupboard" sized room at the Aboriginal Family Violence Prevention and Legal Service into a team of six lawyers and two social workers funded mostly by individual Legal Aid grants, government and peak body grants, and philanthropic donations.
Perhaps one of the biggest influences on her career course, then, was her late father: a"man of the people" who"swore a lot and grew up in out-of-home care" but who spent his life looking after his community. But she recalls one incident where she was embarrassed by him."I remember him standing on the cliffs on the Mornington Peninsula on Australia Day in 1988 — I was about 15 — just silently waving this enormous Aboriginal flag. Everyone was watching the First Fleet re-enactment go through the harbour ... and I was like, Oh my god, you are so embarrassing."
If we could just get all the female criminals out of prison Australia would be a better place. ABC 2020
Because everyone knows that there's no such thing as a 'vulnerable' man, right? GenderEqualityWhenItSuits
That is shockingly sexist! Why is the writing this rubbish. Women demand equality, not special treatment. I shouldn’t have to remind you of this!
Excellent piece on some very important work. Thanks ABC for telling the story of the compassion, vision and determination that is making a real difference to vulnerable women's lives.