How these law students are addressing an issue ‘so rife in our community’

Giorgia Wilson and Sarah Welfare, two of the founders of WGG Australia, are making remarkable strides in sparking...

13 May 2024

By Grace Robbie

$125m needed to keep DV, FV services open, say CLCs

With the rise in the number of people reaching out to community legal centres to seek assistance with domestic and...

02 May 2024

By Grace Robbie

UNSW pioneers new domestic violence framework

The government has assigned UNSW a project to create a new framework that will unify how organisations understand...

14 March 2024

By Grace Robbie

How to help employees facing domestic violence

Employers must create a framework that respects privacy and offers flexibility to support employees who are enduring...

20 September 2023

By [email protected]

Violence ‘one of the most critical issues currently facing family law’

Each May signals Domestic and Family Violence Prevention Month — and as family and domestic violence rises across the...

18 May 2023

By Lauren Croft

In-house counsel key to framing violence against women as a workplace issue

Law graduate-turned-advocate Tarang Chawla said in-house counsel could lead the way in “dismantling” the culture...

02 May 2023

By Malavika Santhebennur

A-G, FCFCOA launch ‘ambitious’ D/FV safety initiative

The Lighthouse Project, a family violence and safety initiative, seeks to improve court processes in the management of...

06 December 2022

By Jess Feyder

NSW coercive control bill should extend to dowry abuse, says principal

Whilst a positive step towards eradicating domestic and family violence and abuse (DFVA), the bill should also cover...

21 November 2022

By Jess Feyder

Coercive control is a ‘whole system of abuse’

Walkley award-winning investigative journalist, Jess Hill, spoke about coercive control at Coleman Greig’s Women in...

27 September 2022

By Lauren Croft

Brisbane to get specialist domestic and family violence court

Queensland Attorney-General and Minister for Justice Shannon Fentiman has announced funding for a specialist domestic...

20 July 2022

By Jess Feyder

Qld A-G responds to DFV Death Review

The Palaszczuk government has announced its response to the recommendations made in the Domestic and Family Violence...

11 July 2022

By Jess Feyder

Cairns to get specialist domestic and family violence court

Queensland Attorney-General and Minister for Justice Shannon Fentiman has announced funding for the establishment of a...

11 July 2022

By Jess Feyder