Latest family violence

Politics 19 April 2024 ByJerome DoraisamyDreyfus: ‘There is a crisis of male violence in Australia’

Australia’s Attorney-General has slammed the “scourge on our society” that is male violence, in remarks earlier...

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The Bar 10 August 2023 ByJerome DoraisamyFCFCOA appoints director of family violence and Indigenous programs

The Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia has appointed the former chief executive of Full Stop Australia to...

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SME Law 27 July 2023 ByLauren CroftKey trends in domestic and family violence

Cultural factors, coercive control, victim blaming, and financial abuse have been revealed to be key trends within...

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SME Law 20 July 2023 ByLauren CroftThe importance of workplace safety plans in family law

As vicarious traumatic stress within the profession increases, family law firms have been urged to implement a workplace...

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SME Law 18 May 2023 ByLauren CroftViolence ‘one of the most critical issues currently facing family...

Each May signals Domestic and Family Violence Prevention Month — and as family and domestic violence rises across the...

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Politics 10 January 2023 ByLauren CroftDomestic and family violence reforms showing progress, new report says

The first progress report on domestic and family violence reforms in Queensland has been released and reveals the...

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Big Law 27 October 2022 ByLauren CroftThe ‘legal loophole’ impacting survivors of family violence

After enduring harrowing abuse, many survivors of family violence often find themselves stuck in a less-than-ideal...

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Big Law 27 September 2022 ByLauren CroftCoercive control is a ‘whole system of abuse’

Walkley award-winning investigative journalist, Jess Hill, spoke about coercive control at Coleman Greig’s Women in...

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SME Law 11 August 2022 ByLauren CroftASIC move to protect victims of family violence welcomed by lawyers

In a move to help protect victims of family violence, ASIC has adopted a new policy, which family lawyers have called an...

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Brisbane
The Bar 20 July 2022 ByJess FeyderBrisbane to get specialist domestic and family violence court

Queensland Attorney-General and Minister for Justice Shannon Fentiman has announced funding for a specialist domestic...

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