Research, Reports & Publications from IWSS

Explore our collection of IWSS advocacy publications showcasing over four decades of expertise, lived experience, and culturally informed practice. These reports and submissions reflect our commitment to elevating the voices of migrant and refugee women, influencing policy, and shaping safer, more inclusive systems. Whether you’re a policymaker, researcher, or community partner, these resources offer critical insights into the challenges and strengths of CALD communities navigating domestic, family, and sexual violence.

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2013 Domestic Violence and Temporary Visa Holders: Barriers to Safety
Barb Crossing, Women’s House Shelta, Brisbane & Cecilia Barassi-Rubio, Immigrant Women’s Support Service, Brisbane – published by the Australian Domestic and Family Violence Clearinghouse.

2012 At the Coalface published by the Queensland Centre for Domestic and Family Violence Research (pp 9-10)
Cecilia Barassi-Rubio

2012 Changes to the Family Violence Provisions in Migration Law published by the Queensland Centre for Domestic and Family Violence Research (p.11)
Cecilia Barassi-Rubio

2011 Supporting women from CALD backgrounds who are victims/survivors of sexual violence Challenges and opportunities for practitioners
Annabelle Allimant & Beata Ostapiej-Piatkowski

2011 Working with interpreters
Cecilia Barassi-Rubio; guest contributor

2010 IWSS multilingual Domestic Violence Resource
Stephanie Anne IWSS & Renette Viljoen CDFVR

2010 Considering the impact of Violence on Health and Settlement
Stephanie Ann

2010 Assisting Temporary Visa Holders who have experienced DV in Australia
Immigrant Women’s Support Service

2008 No room … Homelessness and the experience of Women of NESB
Annabelle Allimant & Stephanie Anne

2008 A critical reflection on feminist interventions in working with women from NESB who have experienced violence
Beata Ostapiej-Piatkowski & Christina McGuire

2006 IWSS 20th Anniversary
Georgina Perry

2003 DV Court assistance network conference 2003
Annabelle Allimant

2000 Sexual Violence in a gender, cultural and human rights framework
Raquel Aldunate