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THURSDAY 2 MARCH 2023 TORRES NEWS
Ailan Life
Each month our proud sponsor CEQ will pick their favourite Ailan Life entry and the winner will receive a $150 GIFT CARD to use at any of your local CEQ stores!
Each week we will publish a pic showing the
Mosby and Katherine Robinson.
Ailan way of life in the Torres Strait and
ABOVE: Yalena’s sunset pic was taken from the Quarantine ramp looking Friday and Goodie Island. “Island living means having a front row seat of nature’s performance,” Yalena said.
the NPA – the kids swimming, a BBQ at the beach, fishing, scenic shot, etc – from local photographers and readers across our region. Just email us your pic of Ailan Life along with your name, phone number and a 25-word description to ads@torres.news This week’s pics were submitted by Yalena
BELOW: Katherine’s sunset view pic was taken at Bach Beach.
Yalena and Katherine are now in the draw to win this month’s $150 gift card! Good luck!
Winners of the CEQ Ailan Life competition are determined by CEQ. Entries to the Ailan Life photo competition may be used by the CEQ marketing/promotions team as background images for store promotions such as posters, digital noticeboard specials, counter-facing displays (POS) screens, and/or on their website and social media. Entries may also be used in-store to promote the ‘Ailan Life’ competition.
First stage in legislating against coercive control passes Parliament The Domestic and Family Violence Protection (Combating Coercive Control) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2022 has passed. Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said coercive control was at the core of domestic and family violence. “It is a pattern of deliberate behaviours perpetrated against a person to create a climate of fear, isolation, intimidation and humiliation,” she said. The legislation strengthens laws to address the patterned nature of coercive control, and lays the foundation to create a standalone offence of coercive control later this year. Attorney-General and Minister for Justice, Minister for Women and Minister for the Prevention of Domestic and Family Violence Shannon Fentiman said it was a significant step toward achieving the Government’s commitment to legislate against coercive control. “We know how dangerous these behaviours can be,” she said. “This is about identifying and responding to the red flags of coercive control earlier before blue police tape surrounds another family home.” The amendments will: • modernise and strengthen the offence of unlawful stalking in the Criminal Code to better capture the broad range of tactics used by perpetrators;
• broaden the definition of domestic and family violence to include behaviour that occurs over time and should be considered in the context of the whole relationship; • strengthen the court’s response to cross applications for protection orders to ensure the protection of the person most at risk; • broaden the court’s ability to award costs to help prevent using the legal process to further abuse victims; • strengthen the consideration of previous domestic violence or criminal history; • bring domestic violence complainants and other witnesses within the protected witness scheme; and • allow for the giving of jury directions and expert evidence on domestic violence. Women’s Legal Service Queensland CEO, Nadia Bromley said they welcomed the Bill. “It contains some of the many changes we need to see to improve the safety of women in Queensland,” she said. “We look forward to the implementation of all the recommendations of the Hear Her Voice reports and the Commission of Inquiry into the Queensland Police Responses to Domestic and Family Violence.”
Report reveals young Australians are struggling financially The way young Australians think about and manage their finances is rapidly changing and fintech is having a profound impact, according to new research from the Monash Centre for Youth Policy and Education Practice. The Young people’s financial strategies report released late last year, revealed job losses during the COVID-19 pandemic, lack of affordable housing and the rapid rise of platforms like cryptocurrency and ‘buy now, pay later’ (BNPL) schemes, have changed the financial landscape for young Australians. The comprehensive survey which examined the views of more than 500 young Australians aged 18-24 over the previous two years found: • More than a quarter (25.2 per cent) reported experiencing financial difficulties • Only 18.2 per cent reported never experiencing financial difficulties
• Just over half young Australians now use BNPL services • Around half thought BNPL has a negative effect on their financial behaviour • 76 per cent of who experienced financial difficulties were more likely to use BNPL The study also found living at home helped young people save money and protected them from experiencing financial difficulties with more than half (56.1 per cent) able to save, compared to those who lived in a share-house (39.5 per cent) and those who lived on their own (47.4 per cent). Notably, more than a third of young people who lived independently experienced financial difficulties often or very often, compared with 22.6 per cent of those who lived in their family home. Having a job helped young people save money but did not always protect them from experiencing financial difficulties, as noted by 18.4 per cent of
respondents who were working for wages or salary but experienced financial difficulties often. The report was the latest insight from The 2021 Australian Youth Barometer and confirmed that young people’s financial situation was closely linked to their wellbeing. Professor Lucas Walsh, co-author of the report, and director of the Monash Centre for Youth Practice and Education Policy said changes to the financial landscape for young people mattered because their financial experiences were deeply interconnected to other aspects of their lives. Lead author of the report, Dr Beatriz Gallo Cordoba said with young people increasingly navigating an everchanging world of online financial products and services, we needed to provide better digital financial literacy support to account for these new realities of young people’s financial lives.
