Member for Goulburn Pru Goward has been sworn in as New South Wales’ first Minister for the Prevention of Domestic Violence. Ms Goward was elected to parliament in 2007 and is also the Minister for Women and Mental Health. The ABC reported Ms Goward’s role was welcomed by anti-domestic violence groups. An Australian Bureau of Statistics study from 2005 reported one in three women surveyed had experienced physical violence since the age of 15. Ms Goward said she will shift focus toward violence prevention. “Ever since Malcolm Fraser funded the first domestic violence shelters in the 1970s, the focus has been heavily on managing the…
Author: Bakri Mahmoud
The University of Wollongong marks its 40th anniversary this year, and now has more reason to celebrate. UOW has moved up a further two spots in the world’s top 100 younger universities, is is now 31st in the annual Times Higher Education (THE) 100 Under 50. It also ranked in 17 subjects out of 30, with highest positions recorded by Geography and Material Engineering. “These latest rankings mark another step in the University’s quest to reach the top 1 per cent of the world’s universities,” Vice-Chancellor Professor Paul Wellings said. The rankings are based on research citation and employability feedback from employers…
Wollongong City Gallery is hosting Che Chosa (roughly translating to ‘What?’), an exhibition that brings together artists to respond to Italian culture, art, food and all things red, white and green. The exhibition is focused on contemporary artistic expression about Italian culture, but the gallery hopes it will attract an older audience and communicate a contrast between generations and their their popular cultural values. Che Chosa brings together a time before TVs, WiFi and touch screen and today’s lifestyle of devices and online realities. The content curated includes a variety of formats to entail a broader audience.
Three times ARIA nominee alternative-Pop artist Andy Bull played to an eager Uni Bar crowd last Friday. UOWTV Multimedia reporter Bakri Mahmoud covered the event.
If you are a woman living in Australia, there is a one in five chance you will experience sexual assault. According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, the vast majority of secual assault cases go unreported, and there is a high chance authorities willnot be informed and the perpetrator will go unprosecuted. The ABS Australian Women’s Safety research revealed 68 per cent of rape cases have been perpetrated by someone close to the victim, and, again, most were unreported. As a result, it is estimated that up to 97 per cent of perpetrators do not face a day in prison. Despite the figures, there are…