by Julie | Jul 24, 2018 | Domestic Violence
New Zealand has passed new legislation which guarantees that the victims of domestic violence have paid leave while escaping an abusive partner. A new bill passed by the country’s legislature is intended to ensure that survivors are supported in the workplace...
by Julie | Jul 17, 2018 | Domestic Violence
Has the new online health system introduced by the federal government increased the domestic violence risk for already vulnerable families? Women’s agencies have raised very serious safety questions with the federal government’s new online health service, My...
by Julie | Jul 4, 2018 | Domestic Violence
Australia is in the grip of a domestic violence crisis. On average, an Australian woman dies every week at the hands of a current or previous partner. It’s a crisis that affects Indigenous communities disproportionately: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander...
by Julie | Apr 27, 2018 | Domestic Violence
Fighting domestic violence continues to be an issue for Australia’s immediate neighbours in the Asia-Pacific region, where many developing nations do not have legislation making violence illegal. As a result, family violence is widespread, but an Australian...
by Julie | Apr 10, 2018 | Domestic Violence
In an Australian first, in 2016 the Salvation Army partnered with a private security company, Protective Group, in a large-scale project to provide safety solutions to family violence victims and to prevent domestic violence. The Safer In The Home project launched in...
by Julie | Feb 8, 2018 | Domestic Violence, Separation and Divorce
Australia’s first royal commission into family violence has made a comprehensive 227 recommendations in its landmark report to the Victorian parliament, making it the most extensive document ever handed down on how to how to prevent and respond to the issue. There is...
