@EconomicAbuseRG

This coalition of community organisations influences government & industry responses to the financial impacts of family violence. Australia.

 Australia
earg.org.au
Joined October 2017
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We are proud to support the Respect and Protect initiative, launching today. This initiative urges businesses to take a stand against the misuse of their products and services for financial abuse by updating their terms and conditions or policies. respectandprotect.au/
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"it’s essential that the [telecommunications] protections for consumers experiencing #familyviolence be written in mandatory, government-made regulation" says @TelcoOmbudsman. @mrowlandmp @ACCAN_AU tio.com.au/news/better-consu…

Better consumer protection rules are needed for telco consumers suffe…

By Cynthia Gebert, Ombudsman The National Plan to end gender-based violence has a clear call to action for businesses and the corporate sector to play a part in responding to family violence. The pla…

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Good to hear @SupriyaMelbourn discuss her new book "Domestic Economic Abuse - The Violence of Money" today. Supriya worked on these issues for decades (often in collaboration with community/consumer orgs), before #economicabuse was openly talked about. supriyasingh.org

Supriya Singh

Writer and Sociologist

supriyasingh.org
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Victorian energy and water regulator @EssentialVic reviews effectiveness of #familyviolence standards for water companies. Great example of a regulator's ongoing work to set standards, support & monitor compliance, and (as seen last month) enforce. esc.vic.gov.au/water/inquiri…
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Victoria’s energy/water regulator @EssentialVic shows it’s prepared to act to ensure businesses comply with #domesticviolence #familyviolence obligations. esc.vic.gov.au/media-centre/…
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Changes starting today should make it less likely that someone experiencing #familyviolence #domesticviolence will have a payment claim refused, or payment cut off because they’ve been inappropriately assessed as being a member of a couple.
Economic Justice Australia@ej_australia7 May 2023
CEO Leanne Ho on ⁦@BreakfastNews⁩: The job isn’t done until the member of a couple changes are cemented in the law, including the ability to waive #Centrelink debts caused by abusers. It’s against community expectations that DV victims/survivors are held responsible
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We welcome Centrelink changes that recognise impact of #domesticviolence #familyviolence
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“policy makers and legislators need to consider the mental health impacts of coercive control when implementing policies and legislations surrounding the criminalization of coercive control, and to provide funding for trauma-informed mental health services”
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📢 ANNOUNCEMENT by @billshortenmp on reform of Centrelink debt recovery practices. Referral of #Centrelink debts to private debt collectors to cease! Read our statement: buff.ly/3UvMJjs Read Minister's media release: buff.ly/40VtK4p #socialsecurity #RRC #auspol
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Join us @CSMCVIC in ending poverty for Single Mother Families. You can sign the petition and find more info here: buff.ly/3MGLMTC To read our submission on the Poverty Inquiry: buff.ly/40Ue95x @CSMCVIC #socialsecurity #auspol #raisetherate
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Pleased that @AmandaRishworth will review child support - our members say #childsupport is a tool for abuse against many clients who experience #familyviolence
Toni Wren@ToniWrenOz25 Mar 2023
'He contributes nothing': Financial abuse in the child support system haunts ex-partners. Great to see ⁦@AmandaRishworth⁩ says child support will be reviewed. Hurray! We’ll done Prof Kay Cook @terese_smfa⁩ ⁦@AntiPovertyWeek⁩ abc.net.au/news/2023-03-25/c…

'He contributes nothing': Financial abuse in the child support system haunts ex-partners

Child support payments are being used by some as a weapon to financially abuse parents, according to a report by Swinburne University.

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Domestic abusers weaponing child support payments - listen to survivor 'Jessica' and Jade from @WIREwomensinfo abc.net.au/radionational/pro…
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Thanks @ej_australia for providing evidence to Senate Committee re extent/nature of poverty, & need to improve Govt benefits regime incl. need to have better access to social workers at Services Australia.
Economic Justice Australia@ej_australia27 Feb 2023
'What needs to happen for Services Aus to do their job well?' Ms Sacher: it's about prioritising resourcing, not necessarily needing more resourcing. Good example is having social workers - this would save the system money by giving people access to social workers earlier.
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If someone you care about is experiencing #EconomicAbuse this Christmas - or if you think that they might be - it can be very difficult to know how to support them. We asked our Experts by Experience what those closest to them could have done to help – survivingeconomicabuse.org/i…
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It`s a scandal. 2019 Inquiry: ParentsNext should not continue in its current form. 2021 Inquiry: cease compulsory participation. #Equality #singleMum22 #auspoll theguardian.com/australia-ne…

ParentsNext welfare program an ‘absolute scandal’, women’s advocates tell inquiry

One woman’s payments were suspended for not attending a compulsory activity while her son was in hospital, peak body says

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Businesses can help prevent #economicabuse & help customers who are experiencing it. Here are some (Australian) initiatives earg.org.au/five-years-of-bu… #EconomicAbuseAD22 #IEAAD22
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For help contact @1800RESPECT @natdebthelpline or find other services at financialsafety.org.au (Australia) #EconomicAbuseAD22 #IEAAD22
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Excited to be launching this paper by Catherine Fitzpatrick. Calling for a Financial Safety by Design framework to prevent and mitigate harm from perpetrators of financial abuse misusing banking products. cwes.org.au/wp-content/uploa… @eSafetyOffice @AmandaRishworth @fionaguthrie
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Banks @ausbanking have done good work to assist victim survivors of #familyviolence #economicabuse - but @bec_glenn says more work needed to redesign banking products to prevent/mitigate harm. abc.net.au/news/2022-11-22/b…

Big banks are being urged to protect women at risk of financial abuse

Follow the latest headlines from ABC News, Australia's most trusted media source, with live events, audio and on-demand video from the national broadcaster.

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A valuable resource for our colleagues - Research, findings and responses to economic abuse from around the world. Thanks @SEAresource
Surviving Economic Abuse@SEAresource18 Nov 2022
Our latest report ‘Economic abuse – A global perspective’ offers access to research and findings on economic abuse from around the world. Looking for the most comprehensive view of #EconomicAbuse? Access the full report here 👇 survivingeconomicabuse.org/w…
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