This report was commissioned by the Commonwealth Attorney-General's Department in early 2009 to examine the impact of family violence, which had occurred before, during and or after parental relationship breakdown, on post-separation decision making and arrangements as viewed by children and parents. More specifically the brief was to discover parents’ and children’s perspectives on: 1...

Using data from the International Violence Against Women Survey, this paper examines predictors of help-seeking by intimate partner violence victims and considers whether such responses are influenced by the severity of abuse experienced. It found that victims are more likely to explore formal avenues of support if they are married to the abusive partner, have...

• The provision of compensation is now seen to represent good practice as part of a broader legal response to domestic violence. Compensation can assist women to deal with the aftermath of violence at both a practical and symbolic level. • All eight Australian states and territories operate victim compensation schemes, although there are significant...

It is not a new observation that Indigenous people in Australia experience violence at a higher rate than the general population. The impact of violence on Indigenous people and their communities has been widely documented by government and non-government inquiries, reports and commentaries. As in all populations, some individuals, families and communities are more likely...

This report focuses on the laws, practices and procedures that apply in family law cases that raise family violence concerns. While not directly relating to shared parenting or shared care, all aspects of family law and court practice and procedures were considered to the extent they impact on the federal family law courts’ response to...