Latest family violence

SME Law 20 July 2023 ByLauren CroftThe 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 workplace...

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SME Law 18 May 2023 ByLauren CroftEach May signals Domestic and Family Violence Prevention Month — and...

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

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Politics 10 January 2023 ByLauren CroftDomestic 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...

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Big Law 27 October 2022 ByLauren CroftThe ‘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...

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Big Law 27 September 2022 ByLauren CroftCoercive control is a ‘whole system of abuse’

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

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SME Law 11 August 2022 ByLauren CroftASIC 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 an...

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Brisbane
The Bar 20 July 2022 ByJess FeyderBrisbane to get specialist domestic and family violence court

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

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The Bar 11 July 2022 ByJess FeyderCairns 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...

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Politics 04 July 2022 ByJess FeyderQld 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...

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Politics 22 June 2022 ByJerome DoraisamyQld 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...

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