CONJUGAL VIOLENCE – AUSTRALIA

Teenagers experiencing intimate partner violence at troubling rates, research finds

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Original article by Sacha Payne
abc.net.au – Page: Online : 1-Nov-23

Data from the Australian Institute of Family Studies shows that nearly one-third of teenagers aged 18-19 have experienced violence from an intimate partner in the last year. This includes emotional, physical and sexual abuse, with the latter being more prevalent among teenage women. AIFS senior research officer Karlee O’Donnell says that many participants in the survey reported being subjected to two or three types of intimate violence. The AIFS’s Growing Up in Australia longitudinal study is one of the largest of its type in the world, and it is undertaken in partnership with Roy Morgan and the federal Department of Social Services.

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AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF FAMILY STUDIES, ROY MORGAN LIMITED, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF SOCIAL SERVICES

‘Make domestic violence leave a right’: Westacott

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Original article by Tom McIlroy
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 1 & 2 : 7-Sep-21

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has criticised how the courts deal with victims of domestic violence during a speech to the National Summit on Women’s Safety. Business Council of Australia CEO Jennifer Westacott used her address to call for paid domestic violence leave to become a universal employment right. Chief Executive Women Australia president Sam Mostyn told the summit that the majority of boards and CEOs are actively working on strategies to deal with violence against women and children. A 2016 report from PwC found that the total cost of violence against women and children is in excess of $22 billion.

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AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET, BUSINESS COUNCIL OF AUSTRALIA, CHIEF EXECUTIVE WOMEN, PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS AUSTRALIA (INTERNATIONAL) PTY LTD

Union claims not practical

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Original article by Estha Van Der Linden
The Advertiser – Page: 26 : 25-Jul-17

The Fair Work Commission has rejected claims by the union movement for paid leave for family and domestic violence, after some months of consideration. It has also rejected applications for changes to part-time and casual employment; both measures would have served as a deterrent to employment. The FWC is now considering an application to have paid leave for giving blood to be inserted in some awards, despite blood donation being a strictly voluntary act and something that employees can do in their own time.

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AUSTRALIA. FAIR WORK COMMISSION, BUSINESS SA, AUSTRALIAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY

Victims earn paid leave from work

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Original article by Jessica Marszalek
The Courier-Mail – Page: 12 : 26-Nov-15

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull says national domestic violence leave is being examined by the Productivity Commission in its review of the Fair Work Act. Turnbull is also open to considering an Australian Labor Party proposal for all workers to have access to five days of family violence leave. However, Small Business Minister Kelly O’Dwyer is concerned that such leave may deter employers from hiring women. The Queensland Government plans to offer 10 days of domestic violence leave to all public servants.

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AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET, AUSTRALIA. PRODUCTIVITY COMMISSION, AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF INDUSTRY, INNOVATION AND SCIENCE, QUEENSLAND. DEPT OF THE PREMIER AND CABINET, AUSTRALIAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY, BRISBANE CITY COUNCIL, GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY

Better data needed to track extent of family violence

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Original article by Craig Butt
The Age – Page: 6 : 27-Jan-15

Some improvement has been made in recent years to the collecting of domestic abuse data, raised as an issue by 2015 Australian of the Year and anti-violence campaigner Rosie Batty. Victorian Department of Justice statistics use formats that make exact interpretation very difficult, while Victoria Police is unable to collate its information on cases for release to the media. Personal safety data compiled by the Australian Bureau of Statistics suggest that close to 17% of women have been victims of physical violence perpetrated by a spouse or lover

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VICTORIA. DEPT OF JUSTICE, VICTORIA POLICE, AUSTRALIAN BUREAU OF STATISTICS

Family violence ‘a form of terror’

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Original article by Nicola Berkovic
The Australian – Page: 3 : 23-Jan-15

Federal Circuit Court judge Joe Harman has awarded a mother the sole custody of her three children in a domestic violence case. Judge Harman likened the intimidating behaviour of the children’s father to a form of terrorism, and imposed a restraining order. Judge Harman also suggested that changes to Australia’s family law system may be needed to make it less adversarial

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FEDERAL CIRCUIT COURT OF AUSTRALIA