Police Officer Jokes About Giving Victim’s Address to Abusive Partner
A female victim of domestic violence feels betrayed by the Queensland Police Service (QPS), after a senior officer allegedly released her contact information to her abusive former partner. The victim, who trying to keep her address secret to prevent further...
Attempted Murderer Laughs at Victim in Court
Brisbane woman Rachel Moore says she didn’t expect her former-partner would even have the ‘guts to look at her’ in court, but that if he did, she thought he might show sorrow and regret. Instead, he looked at her and...
New Tenancy Laws Support Domestic Violence Victims
Victims of domestic violence will soon be able to flee their homes faster and without penalty if they need to abandon a private or government tenancy, under new residential tenancy laws. The changes are designed to offer victims better protection...
Can police enter your home over a domestic dispute?
By Jimmy Singh Our client was approached by two police officers who attended his home following an allegation of a domestic violence dispute. Upon attendance, police knocked on the front door several times, then tried to look through the front...
Domestic Violence and Homelessness
Down the road from the centre of my hometown there’s a well known park - a wide open, grass covered space, next to a car park. During the day, the area is full of people lazing around in the sunshine,...
Lawyers at Schools: Promoting Access to Justice
A school in Victoria is pioneering a trial that’s giving students and families better access to legal services. Vincent Shin is Australia’s first school lawyer, working from the Grange P-12 College in Victoria. He looks just like any other twenty-something,...
Domestic Violence in Indigenous Communities: It’s Time for Change
The recent episode of Four Corners that exposed the brutal death of Aboriginal woman Lynette Daley, was chilling to watch. For some, it was simply another example of a callous death suffered by a female at the hands of men....
Dozens of NSW Police Facing Serious Criminal Charges
It has been reported that over 50 NSW police officers are facing a range of serious criminal charges, including sexual assault, child rape, domestic assault and perjury. The details, obtained under freedom of information laws, suggest that 32 of NSW...
Domestic Violence Records Now Accessible
New South Wales residents concerned about the risk of domestic violence are now be able to apply to access their partner’s criminal history. In an Australian first, NSW police are now able to reveal convictions related to murder, manslaughter, sexual...
The Forgotten Third: Men Who Suffer Domestic Violence
By Sonia Hickey What if I told you that a friend turned up on my doorstep last night: bruised, covered in bite marks and scratches, shaking, and soaking wet from a long walk in the rain. A victim of domestic...
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