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"When the Queensland minister, Amanda Camm, announced her hand-picked domestic
violence working group, her statement said the state government would “give
victims a voice”.
About a year later, Camm’s chief of staff sent an email to one of the members
of the working group who has lived experience of domestic violence. The woman
was dissatisfied with the process, and had been seeking a private meeting with
the minister for the prevention of domestic and family violence to raise her
concerns.
That woman was told she was no longer welcome to phone the minister’s offices.
If she called again, the office would hang up.
It wasn’t the only time a member of the working group felt silenced.
As
Guardian Australia revealed last month, the government buried the group’s
summary report and recommendations after its members were heavily critical of
police responses and called for significant reforms.
Three of the women involved in the process have told
Guardian Australia, on
condition of anonymity, that they felt unable to publicly raise concerns about
the “token” and “waste-of-time” consultations.
They say that this is because they were made to sign confidentiality agreements
when joining."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
