Technology barrier to family violence support highlighted

Rob Inglis
Updated March 30 2020 - 3:59pm, first published 4:00am
TECHNOLOGICAL BARRIERS: Engender Equality chief executive Alina Thomas says more needs to be done to ensure family violence victims without full access to communications technology can still seek assistance.
TECHNOLOGICAL BARRIERS: Engender Equality chief executive Alina Thomas says more needs to be done to ensure family violence victims without full access to communications technology can still seek assistance.

A Tasmanian family violence counselling service has stressed that more needs to be done to ensure that people without full access to communications technologies don't get left behind following the federal government's announcement of a funding boost for national victim helplines.

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Rob Inglis

Rob Inglis

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Rob Inglis is a reporter with The Examiner, covering state and federal politics. He is based in Hobart.

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