News & Views ‘Call it out’: A new campaign to empower bystanders seeing or hearing abuse The Respect Each Other: ‘Call It Out’ campaign asks neighbours, housemates, family members and friends to call out family violence and abuse.
News & Views Family Court to triage family violence matters within 72 hours The Family Court will be able to triage urgent parenting disputes relating to children within 72 hours in a newly-designated COVID-19 list.
News & Views Women on temporary visas experiencing DV are more vulnerable than ever According to Women’s Safety NSW, no measures have been put in place to address the safety of women on temporary visas and their children.
News & Views I might not have survived this pandemic in my childhood home. How many won’t? Remember during this pandemic that for many, including children, the home is more dangerous and more terrifying than the most contagious and deadly virus.
News & Views We must count: It’s time for a national Violence Against Women & Children Toll Until we start investing in regular data recording of death and injury of women, we will not change rates of violence in this country.
News & Views Tales of anger & sadness shared at vigil for Hannah Clarke, Aaliyah, Laianah & Trey More than one thousand people gathered in Brisbane on Sunday night to remember Hannah Clarke and her three children, who were brutally murdered by her estranged husband last week.
News & Views Remember their names: Hannah and her three children Aaliyah, Laianah and Trey This national emergency must be stopped.
News & Views How you can help save the peak body for Indigenous DV survivors The National Family Violence Prevention Legal Services Forum has launched a campaign to reinstate its annual funding. Join the #SaveFVPLS campaign.
News & Views Why are family violence services losing government support? Why are legal and community centres experiencing funding cuts when women, more than ever, need to seek refuge from abusive partners and need support?
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 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.
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.