Jaslyn Angus: Domestic violence victim by Jason Leeder calls for accelerated coercive control laws
A woman whose former partner set fire to a house while she and her children were inside is calling for coercive control laws to be accelerated.
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Domestic violence can be a key factor in divorces and separations
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
DV Commissioner publishes progress report on the National Plan to End Violence against Women and Children
Australia is close to the first report card of a ten-year plan to end gender-based violence against women and children.
Domestic violence back in the spotlight following progress report on National Plan to End Violence against Women and Children
Australia's commitment to ending violence against women and children is being put to the test following the release of two highly anticipated reports this week.
Changes demanded as shocking ‘reality’ of domestic violence comes to light
The murder of four Aboriginal women in the Northern Territory just days before the elections has brought renewed attention to domestic and family violence.
Queensland suburb closed after knife-wielding man threatens violence
Hervey Bay residents are being urged to avoid an entire suburb after a man threatened police with a knife. Queensland Police were called to an address on Boat Harbour Drive in Urangan on the Fraser Coast at around 12pm following a report of a disturbance.
Police student charged after alleged domestic violence incident in Asquith
A police cadet has lost his offer to begin his training because he allegedly slammed the door on a woman's hand.
Minister for Domestic Violence Prevention Sabine Winton says there will be no criminalisation of coercive controls before the elections
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
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
45-year-old man charged with assault and domestic violence after police shooting in Toowoomba, Queensland
The man who was shot by police appeared in court as prosecutors revealed what allegedly happened in the moments before the shooting. The 45-year-old man appeared in Toowoomba Local Court today charged with four counts of aggravated assault on a police officer in armed combat, two counts of breaching the Domestic Violence Act and one … Read more