National domestic violence orders would leave perpetrators with 'nowhere to hide', Government says
10 years, 8 months ago

National domestic violence orders would leave perpetrators with 'nowhere to hide', Government says

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People who commit domestic violence will no longer be able to flee across state borders to escape the courts under planned changes to the law. The Federal Government says it is stepping up work on a national domestic violence order scheme, to strengthen the enforcement of DVOs across the country. "What we're looking at doing is enhancing the protection for women who've experienced domestic violence in Australia and those women who then move to travel interstate," Senator Cash said. She said the plan is part of a "zero tolerance approach towards domestic and family violence" by the Federal Government.

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Inquiry calls for nationally consistent rules and better resources for family violence orders
1 month, 1 week ago

Inquiry calls for nationally consistent rules and better resources for family violence orders

ABC  

Protection from family violence is a postcode lottery, and children should be allowed to apply for their own family violence orders, a parliamentary inquiry into the system has found. The parliamentary inquiry into family violence orders said the Australian government must act swiftly to coordinate rules for protection orders across states and territories, finding wide variation across the country is …

A day on the frontline of Australia's domestic violence crisis
9 months, 3 weeks ago

A day on the frontline of Australia's domestic violence crisis

ABC  

A young woman seeking to have her partner's apprehended violence order amended so her five-year-old child can speak to him on the phone. These are just some of the women who pass through the Women's Domestic Violence Court Advocacy Service safe room at Liverpool Courthouse on a sunny Tuesday. The process often looks "And we go from there, explaining what …

Queensland Police grappling with 'concerning increase' in domestic violence by officers but most victims aren't reporting, advocates say
2 years, 9 months ago

Queensland Police grappling with 'concerning increase' in domestic violence by officers but most victims aren't reporting, advocates say

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They've often been threatened with guns, stalked with high-tech tracking equipment and warned that no one will believe them if they call for help — so many don't. The figures reflect what Chief Superintendent Virginia Nelson of Ethical Standards Command described as a "concerning increase" in "member-involved domestic violence", which she attributed to a greater willingness among victims to report …

'Bogus' domestic violence orders on the rise as violent partners seek to silence survivors 'out of spite'
3 years, 9 months ago

'Bogus' domestic violence orders on the rise as violent partners seek to silence survivors 'out of spite'

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Mother-of-three Jessica* cried as she recalled years of broken bones, bruises and blood pouring from her face at the hands of her husband. Key points: Experts say perpetrators are increasingly taking out vengeful domestic violence orders against victims in a bid to intimidate them A study found nearly half of all female deaths had a cross application order out against …

Fact file: Domestic violence in Australia
8 years, 11 months ago

Fact file: Domestic violence in Australia

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Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull announced at a Council of Australian Governments meeting on April 1 that federal, state and territory leaders will unite to tackle domestic violence at a national summit in October 2016. Ms Batty has also spoken of the "gendered" nature of domestic violence and told the Victorian Parliament in November last year that the statistics showed it …

Domestic violence: How does a magistrate decide who needs protection?
9 years, 9 months ago

Domestic violence: How does a magistrate decide who needs protection?

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The ABC is invited into a usually closed domestic violence court, and meets a magistrate charged with deciding who is telling the truth. The magistrate, Colin Strofield, tells us later that they both had applications for domestic violence orders against each other. He describes a domestic violence allegation against him as a "total fabrication", saying his former partner hit him …

COAG meeting: State, territory leaders to back Government's National Domestic Violence Order scheme
9 years, 11 months ago

COAG meeting: State, territory leaders to back Government's National Domestic Violence Order scheme

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State and territory leaders are set to agree on a national scheme to help domestic violence victims at today's Council of Australian Governments meeting. It wants COAG to adopt a national Domestic Violence Order scheme that would mean a protection order issued in one state would apply across the country. "We do have some concerns that if you were to …

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