On 17 November 2017 the final report of the Royal Commission into the Protection and Detention of Children in the Northern Territory was delivered to the Commonwealth and Northern Territory governments. One of the major issues identified in the report was the lack of integration of the various infor...
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Alarming New Research on Children who have Witnessed Family Violence
The Victorian Crime Statistics Agency (CSA) has released data collected by Victoria Police about children who have witnessed or been exposed to family violence. The concerning statistics, which were released on 10 March 2021 indicate that child exposure to family violence remains a prominent issue t...
Read moreAmalgamation of the Federal Circuit Court of Australia and the Family Court of Australia
On 17 February 2021, the Federal Parliament passed the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia Act 2020 and the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Act 2020. The new Acts allow for the amalgamation of the Federal Circuit and Fami...
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