domestic

The New South Wales Government is investing $38 million in developing programs to prevent family and domestic violence in schools and communities

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A new strategy to reduce family and domestic violence is to be introduced in schools, community groups and workplaces in an Australian state. The aim is to change attitudes and behaviours through primary prevention programs. The New South Wales Government has allocated $38 million to develop new initiatives for early learning centres, schools, sporting clubs, … Read more

Prison sentence for perpetrator of domestic violence extended after “lenient” verdict

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A man who stabbed his partner in front of a child and committed a series of other domestic violence offences has had his prison sentence extended by two years after his original sentence was deemed too lenient. Connor Stephens pleaded guilty to 14 counts of crimes against his partner in December and was sentenced to … Read more

Domestic violence can be a key factor in divorces and separations

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The proposed laws could require justices of the peace and judges to take family violence and the risk of violence into account when dividing property and finances in the event of separation or divorce. The bill, which will be introduced by the government on Thursday, will also ensure that the economic impact of domestic violence … Read more

Minister for Domestic Violence Prevention Sabine Winton says there will be no criminalisation of coercive controls before the elections

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The criminalisation of coercive control will not happen until after the next election, said Sabine Winton, Minister for Domestic Violence Prevention. She said the work needed to implement this specific offence would take longer than the remaining months until the Western Australian election. The admission came as Ms Winton and Attorney General John Quigley spoke … Read more

Australian Bravery Awards: Ebony Jones from Perth saves mother from domestic violence

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Few people would receive a call from a little girl telling them she was watching her mother being attacked by a man and immediately rush into violence. But that's exactly what Perth woman Ebony Jones did on January 5 last year when she rushed to the scene of a domestic violence attack at her friend's … Read more