The International Violence Against Women Survey was conducted across Australia between December 2002 and June 2003. A total of 6677 women participated in the survey, and provided information on their experiences of physical and sexual violence. Jenny Mouzos and Toni Makkai describe the type of violence (including threats of violence) by current and former intimate...

It complements a previous brief, Domestic Violence in Australia (92), issued by the Parliamentary Library in August 2003, which includes links to interest groups and an overview of Commonwealth government violence against women initiatives and perpetrator programs.

While state legislatures have enacted laws that remove men's licence to rape women with whom they share marital or established relationships, our understanding of whether this resulted in effectively changing the social, cultural and legal response to sexual violence by male intimate partners is surprisingly limited. Reports from Australian women, and research findings overall, suggest...

In 2001, the Commission was asked to consider whether the criminal justice system was sufficiently responsive to the needs of complainants in sexual offence cases and to recommend changes if necessary. This final report contains 202 recommendations on all aspects of the criminal justice process.

This e-brief is a guide to Internet resources and research on domestic violence in Australia. It includes a survey of Commonwealth government programs and initiatives and an overview of the research on the prevalence of domestic violence, at risk groups and communities, the costs of domestic violence to business and the community, and policy approaches...