Child protection “shake-up” misses fundamentals
Today’ Age reports on a government “shake’ up” of the child protection residential care system. You’d like to think this
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Family Violence
Sexualisation of children should not be tolerated
Today’s Herald Sun editorial sums up well the concerns many parents will have about the new “Respectful Relationships” program to
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Family violence – time for action
Among the many media reports on yesterday’s Family Violence Royal Commission report, the front page of today’s Herald Sun sums
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Labor’s disgraceful cuts to family violence programs
Today’s Sunday Age reports on the disgraceful cuts to family violence programs being made by the Victorian Labor government. At
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New Minister must reverse Labor’s family violence cuts
At the same time as Daniel Andrews announced he would spend $40 million on a Royal Commission into Family Violence,
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Victorian Coalition Government’s Law Reforms and Initiatives
The Victorian Coalition Government came to office in 2010 determined to repair the damage caused by 11 years of the
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Four year minimum jail terms for attacks in breach of family violence orders
Family violence perpetrators who seriously injure their victim while breaching a family violence order will face a minimum of four years in jail under strong new laws to be introduced by a re-elected Napthine Government.
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New laws in force to better protect family violence victims
New laws to better protect and empower victims of family violence and hold perpetrators to account have come into force today.
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New laws to help protect family violence victims passed
Legislation to further protect and empower family violence victims and hold perpetrators to account was passed by the Parliament last night.
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Record investment by Napthine Government to prevent family violence
A comprehensive $150 million action package that will reduce the incidence of family violence across Victoria has been unveiled today by the Victorian Coalition Government.
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New laws to better protect victims of family violence
New laws will further protect and empower victims of family violence and hold perpetrators to account Ban on reporting cases
Read moreFamily Drug Treatment Court to help get lives back on track
The Victorian Coalition Government is establishing Australia’s first Family Drug Treatment Court, to improve the safety and wellbeing of young
Read moreNew laws to further protect children from sexual abuse
The Victorian Coalition Government will today introduce legislation into Parliament to create two additional criminal offences that will further protect
Read moreLess adversarial child protection proceedings for vulnerable children
Legislation introduced into Parliament today will reform child protection proceedings in the Children’s Court to better focus on the best
Read moreGovernment taking strong action on family violence
(The following is the full text of a letter to the editor published in The Age in edited form on
Read moreNew Victorian Aboriginal Justice Agreement signed
The Victorian Coalition Government has re-affirmed its commitment to address Koori disadvantage in the justice system with the signing today
Read moreCoalition Government delivers on justice
The Victorian Coalition Government has allocated funds in this year’s Budget for a range of initiatives to support and strengthen
Read more$9 million support for community legal centres
The Victorian Government has provided funds in today’s State Budget to ensure people in rural and regional Victoria and people
Read moreCoalition’s new laws to protect children from violence
A Victorian Liberal Nationals Coalition Government will act to protect vulnerable children with new laws requiring adults who have custody
Read moreGovernment inaction on family violence measures
Hansard: 21 August 2007 ASSEMBLY Family violence: government initiative Mr CLARK (Box Hill) — Despite promises that it will be
Read more“Decisive” government delays while domestic violence victims suffer
Despite promises it will be “decisive”, the Brumby Government has further delayed acting on recommendations made by the Victorian Law
Read moreBracks’ delay means 500,000 violence victims miss out on protection
Delay by the Bracks Government in implementing measures put forward by the Liberal Party in 2003 means that these measures
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