Not-for-profits left to pick up government’s slack on domestic violence, lawyer says

The government has dumped the responsibility and immense pressure of addressing the scourge of domestic and family...

28 March 2025

By Naomi Neilson

‘Printing error’ impacts thousands of family violence orders

The Victorian government has rushed to introduce a bill in the wake of a “printing error” that impacted thousands...

19 March 2025

By Naomi Neilson

‘Gaps remain’: Legal services are falling short in supporting victim-survivors

Here, three leading legal professionals highlight critical shortcomings in Australia’s legal system in supporting...

06 March 2025

By Grace Robbie

Understanding the vicious cycle: Representing DV offenders who are also the victims

I am often asked why I represent people that commit family violence. Here is my answer, writes Lauren...

12 July 2024

By Jerome Doraisamy

Dreyfus: FCFCOA judiciary ‘plays a critical role in our legal system’

In light of new family law reforms, the Attorney-General has emphasised the importance of combating the “increasing...

26 June 2024

By Lauren Croft

Can cheating amount to coercive control?

Before having a fling, or if you’re looking for an extramarital relationship on or offline, consider the legal...

20 June 2024

By Jerome Doraisamy

‘National disgrace’: Alstergren CJ slams Australia’s rates of DV, FV

The Chief Justice of the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia, the Honourable William Alstergren AO,...

24 April 2024

By Grace Robbie

Dreyfus: ‘There is a crisis of male violence in Australia’

Australia’s Attorney-General has slammed the “scourge on our society” that is male violence, in remarks earlier...

19 April 2024

By Jerome Doraisamy

FCFCOA appoints director of family violence and Indigenous programs

The Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia has appointed the former chief executive of Full Stop Australia to...

10 August 2023

By Jerome Doraisamy

Key trends in domestic and family violence

Cultural factors, coercive control, victim blaming, and financial abuse have been revealed to be key trends within...

27 July 2023

By Lauren Croft

The importance of workplace safety plans in family law

As vicarious traumatic stress within the profession increases, family law firms have been urged to implement a...

20 July 2023

By Lauren Croft

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

Domestic and family violence reforms showing progress, new report says

The first progress report on domestic and family violence reforms in Queensland has been released and reveals the...

10 January 2023

By Lauren Croft

The ‘legal loophole’ impacting survivors of family violence

After enduring harrowing abuse, many survivors of family violence often find themselves stuck in a less-than-ideal...

27 October 2022

By Lauren Croft

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

ASIC move to protect victims of family violence welcomed by lawyers

In a move to help protect victims of family violence, ASIC has adopted a new policy, which family lawyers have called...

11 August 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

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

Qld A-G boosts funding for regional support services

The Queensland government has boosted funding to regional support services for victims of sexual, domestic and family...

04 July 2022

By Jerome Doraisamy

Qld commits $1.57bn to justice system in 2022-23

The Palaszczuk government has handed down its budget for 2022-23, with over one and a half billion dollars pledged to...

22 June 2022

By Jerome Doraisamy