News & Views How the child support system risks women’s physical and mental health A new report has revealed the current child support system risks the physical and mental health of single mothers.
News & Views How child support contributes to financial abuse of single mothers Using the child support system can expose single mothers to post-separation violence. Dr Marg Rogers explain how.
Soapbox Financial abuse is a touchpoint in the fight against domestic violence Financial abuse is often a precursor to more severe forms of violence, writes Zaneta Mascarenhas. The stories are heartbreaking.
Local ‘Sexually transmitted debts’: Australia’s tax system is being weaponised by domestic violence abusers After victim survivors escape the abusive relationship, they are finding tax debts for companies they didn’t know they were signatories to.
News & Views It was the responsibility of victim-survivors of financial abuse to pick up the pieces. Now, there is a call for businesses to take action. Big businesses in Australia are joining forces to combat the “hidden epidemic” of financial abuse in Australia in a world-first initiative.
Money New data exposes how 1.5m Australian women have been subjected to financial abuse by a former partner The forms of financial abuse that 1.5 million Australian women have been subjected to by their former partners has been exposed.
News & Views Redesign banking products to protect women from financial abuse: Report Victim-survivors have called on the 97 banks of Australia to step up and tweak their products, to help prevent financial abuse.
News & Views Women who suffer domestic violence fare much worse financially after separating from their partner: new data After separation, mothers who experienced domestic violence on average suffered a drop in income of 34%, compared with a 20% decrease for mothers who didn’t experience domestic violence.
News & Views Supporting victim-survivors of financial abuse: YWCA Australia and CommBank partner up YWCA Australia is partnering with CommBank to support victim-survivors of financial abuse, one of the most powerful abuse forms.
News & Views Too many women face financial abuse, but there are steps you can take to minimise the risk One of the more pernicious ways women are controlled and abused is through the access to money, writes Yasmin Khan.
News & Views Government fails to deliver promised family law superannuation scheme on time The federal government has failed to deliver a promised $3.3 million scheme that would have stopped domestic abuse perpetrators hiding their superannuation during Family Court disputes.
News & Views Financial abuse of migrant and refugee women is a hidden factor in toxic relationships Spousal financial abuse disproportionately affects women and is particularly prevalent in migrant communities, writes Dr Sabrin Farooqui.
