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1: Shared Parenting is Dead! Single Mother’s now the Equal Priority with Children in Family Law reforms | May 14, 2025

In recent years, amendments have been made to Australian family law to place a greater emphasis on the safety of children and their carers. The Family Law Amendment Act 2023 (Cth) repealed the presumption of equal shared parental responsibility and simplified the considerations for a court to consider…

Catchwords: 2023 Shared Parenting Amendments, 61DA of the Family Law Act, section 60CC(2)(a) of the Family Law Act, Shared Parental Responsibility Amendment 2006, Substantial and Significant Time

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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…

Catchwords: Crisis Accommodation, Family Violence, Victims of Domestic Violence

NSW Police Minister Troy Grant
3: NSW gun law reforms considered after John Edwards murder-suicide | July 10, 2018

FIREARMS checks would be linked to Family Court proceedings and the opinions of ex-wives and even doctors would be sought before a person is granted a licence under major reforms to be discussed this morning to stop tragedies like John Edwards shooting dead his Pennant Hills teenage kids…

Catchwords: Gun reforms, Gun reforms, Murder-Suicide

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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…

Catchwords: Apprehended Domestic Violence Order, Family Law Reform, Family Violence, Family Violence Intervention Orders, National Domestic Violence Order Scheme

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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…

Catchwords: Apprehended Domestic Violence Order, Apprehended Personal Violence Order, Family Violence, Family Violence Intervention Orders

Malcolm Turnbull
6: 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…

Catchwords: Definition of Family Violence, Family Law Reform, Family Violence, Financial Abuse, Financial Abuse, Improving Responses to Family Violence in the Family Law System, National Domestic and Family Violence Bench Book, National Guidelines on Domestic Violence

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7: 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. ..

Catchwords: Apprehended Domestic Violence Order, Family Law Reform, Family Violence, Family Violence Intervention Orders, Improving Responses to Family Violence in the Family Law System, Online DVO applications, Victims of Domestic Violence, Violence Research

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8: 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…

Catchwords: Allegations of Child Abuse, Audio recording, Emotional Abuse, False Allegations, False Allegations, Family Violence, Family Violence Intervention Orders, Victims of Domestic Violence

Online DVO applications
9: Online Domestic Violence Order Applications could save lives | September 23, 2015

The system of applying online for a domestic violence order (DVO) which is sent to the Family Court and urgently dealt with by an “E-Judge”, or electronic judge, is currently operating in New Zealand…

Catchwords: Online DVO applications, Specialist Domestic Violence Court

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10: Imprisoned for false accusation of rape | March 31, 2015

Stephen Black, 46, imprisoned for nearly a year a sexual assault that never happened. Lawyer Greg Walsh argues that public opinion “has swung too far” in favour of professed victims.
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Catchwords: False Allegations