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We are calling on the Queensland Government to increase its recurrent funding of Women's Legal Service by $250,000/year for at least 3 years.

We are calling on the Commonwealth Government to increase its recurrent funding of Women's Legal Service by $250,000/year for at least 3 years.

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Support Queensland women and help us lobby for vital funding by emailing the Queensland and Federal Governments using the form below:

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Feel free to replace this message with your own words. Your name, email and postcode will automatically be included in your message to QLD Premier Anna Bligh and the State and Federal Attorney General.
Dear Attorney-General/Premier, I was shocked to learn that the Women's Legal Service has turned away thousands of women under threat of family violence who are seeking legal help. I have joined the campaign to fix the long-term underfunding that leaves women and children at risk. I draw your attention to the following unacceptable family violence statistics: - More women are killed by their partners in Queensland than in any other state - Sexual violence affects almost 1 in 5 Australian women - Physical violence affects at least 1 in 3 Australian women - Almost 1 in 4 children in Australia has witnessed violence against their mother or stepmother (source - http://helpfundtheanswer.com.au/question-of-justice/facts) The Women's Legal Service has experienced 20 years of chronic under funding and has to regularly turn women away because the need is so great and the funding is so poor. The Queensland and Commonwealth Governments both need to ensure that vulnerable women and children have access to legal protection that will keep them safe from harm. It's a question of justice. Urgent action is needed to fix this long-term funding crisis. No woman should be turned away. I am calling on both the Queensland and the Commonwealth Government to each increase their recurrent funding of Women's Legal Service by $250,000 per year for at least 3 years. This will help provide up to 2500 extra support sessions per year. Please write back to outline the action you will take to rectify this funding crisis so that, together, we can help keep Queensland women and children safe from harm. Yours sincerely, <br />

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