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1: Women lie about DV to get kids in Family Court, Hanson claims | September 18, 2019

One Nation leader Pauline Hanson has accused women of making up domestic violence claims in order to get custody of their children, as she defended a new parliamentary inquiry into the family law system…

2: Domestic violence perpetrators to be given crisis housing in SA trial | May 29, 2019

Some domestic violence perpetrators will be removed from their family homes under a new scheme by a state government, but experts warn it could leave the victims struggling financially…

3: Domestic violence offenders no longer allowed to question abuse victims in Family Court | June 28, 2018

The Federal Government will today introduce legislation banning the practice of direct cross-examination of alleged victims of domestic violence, by the alleged perpetrators of that domestic violence…

4: Nationwide Domestic Violence Protection Laws come into Force | January 11, 2018

A Gold Coast family law specialist has responded to a new law put in place for nationwide protection of domestic violence victims…

5: New domestic violence laws to target men who unwittingly breach restraining orders | December 10, 2017

Violent men who breach personal protection injunctions taken out by their former partners will face up to two years in jail and no longer be able to rely on drunkenness as a defence…

6: Queensland MPs blame men for surge in fake Domestic Violence Orders | November 17, 2017

Recent outbursts by female Queensland MPs about domestic violence orders highlights a disturbing idea that men should just shut up…

7: Fred Nile gives renewed push to Zoe’s law to criminalise harm to a fetus | October 17, 2017

The bill known as Zoe’s Law would amend the Crimes Act to make it a crime to harm or destroy a child in utero…

8: Staring, Withdrawing Affection, is Domestic Violence, according to new Guidelines | August 20, 2016

Staring, withdrawing affection or threatening a divorce are now defined as domestic violence in the first national guidelines for judges and magistrates…

9: QLD to introduce tougher domestic violence laws | August 15, 2016

Domestic violence orders will be issued for longer and information-sharing across agencies will be easier under strengthened domestic violence legislation in Queensland. ..

10: The Other (Overlooked) Victims of Domestic Violence | July 24, 2016

There seems to be a general acceptance in the community that if push comes to shove, protecting women from domestic abuse should be the priority, even at the cost of prosecuting innocent men…

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