In November 2022, the Senate referred an inquiry into current and proposed sexual consent laws in Australia to the Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee. This report outlines the findings from that inquiry.

This report provides guidance to the Disability Royal Commission in relation to the Commission’s objective to reduce and eliminate restrictive practices. Restrictive practices are at odds with the human rights of people with disability and represent a significant form of violence and coercion.

This report presents a literature review on coercive control in the context of domestic and family violence, with a particular focus on the understanding of, and responses to coercive control in the Australian context.

Reproductive coercion and abuse (RCA) refers to any deliberate attempt to dictate a person’s reproductive choices or interfere with their reproductive autonomy. This practice guide is for non-specialist practitioners working in areas that increase the likelihood of exposure to women experiencing RCA but do not have specialist training or experience in domestic and family violence.

Since 2013, forced marriage has been understood and responded to in Australia as a form of human trafficking and a slavery-like practice. This report details the consistent support for the inclusion of forced marriage as family violence, and the recognition that this is a welcome opportunity to expand service supports for persons affected by forced...