News & Views Domestic violence will spike in the bushfire aftermath, and governments can no longer ignore it There’s a growing awareness in Australia that natural disasters amplify conditions leading to incidents of domestic violence.
News & Views More than 70,000 Australians want Pauline Hanson removed from family law inquiry Senator Larissa Waters has received a petition signed by more than 70,000 people calling for Pauline Hanson to be removed from the family law inquiry.
News & Views ‘Parental alienation’: the debunked theory that women lie about violence is still used in court The debunked theory that women lie about violence is still used in court & can lead to children having to visit or live with an abusive parent.
News & Views Dr Sophie Yates wins top honours for PhD on family violence Dr Yates’ thesis, a critical frame analysis of Victoria’s Royal Commission into Family Violence was named Best HDR Doctoral Thesis.
News & Views Total disrespect: Government dismisses domestic violence survivors & advocates The chasm between the government’s rhetoric on domestic violence and reality is devastating. The family law inquiry is the ultimate act of disrespect.
News & Views An attempt to stop the ‘unnecessary & dangerous’ family law inquiry failed A motion filed by Senator Larissa Waters to stop the government’s controversial family law inquiry failed 33 to 27 on Tuesday.
Profiles Kylie Boreham’s mission to create the world’s most powerful underwear & support victims of DV For Kylie Boreham, changing the way she spoke and thought of herself changed her life, especially as a survivor of domestic violence.
News & Views Anti-domestic violence charity White Ribbon forced into liquidation Anti-gendered violence charity, White Ribbon has gone into voluntary liquidation this afternoon, following a year peppered with challenges.
News & Views Five women were murdered in Australia in seven days The names of the five women murdered in the last week of September are Helena Broadbent, Trudy Dreyer, Selma Adem Ibrahim, Kim Chau and Mhelody Bruno.
News & Views Law Council: Family law inquiry will fail if ‘misguided by myths’ Law Council of Australia President Arthur Moses SC says family law reform has to be based on facts not slogans and myths.
News & Views Pauline Hanson is sick of mums fabricating domestic violence allegations Pauline Hanson, freshly appointed co-chair of the Family Law Inquiry told RN Breakfast that women are lying about domestic violence in court.
Politics We don’t need another family law inquiry. We need action. Scott Morrison’s announced a Parliamentary Inquiry into family law system. Hayley Foster from Women’s Safety NSW says action is needed.