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2 months ago |
abc.net.au | Heidi Davoren |Mary Lloyd
It was the South Australian police who took out an intervention order to protect *Mia and her son after her partner grabbed the sleeping boy and shoved her across the room. They were also involved when the father broke that order by assaulting her, then sped off with the then one-year-old in the car and threatened to drive into a tree. So, when the Federal Circuit and Family Court (FCFC) ordered the boy be put into his father's care, Mia was devastated.
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Sep 6, 2024 |
abc.net.au | Heidi Davoren
"No! Don't take me away … no I don't want Mummy to leave me," a child screams. The little girl's desperate wails can be heard in the background of a triple-0 call. Amber* had called emergency services after her daughter Megan* was mauled by a dog during a visit to her grandmother's house. During the six-minute call, the operator asks Amber if anyone else is with her. Amber says her sister Debbie* — who owns the dog — is present and verbally abusive.
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Sep 5, 2024 |
abc.net.au | Heidi Davoren
A world-renowned expert hopes to change the culture of "mother blaming" he says has permeated the agencies dealing with family violence.
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Aug 19, 2024 |
abc.net.au | Bronwyn Herbert |Heidi Davoren
Nic Pipkin was asked to provide a blood sample as part of the recruitment process as a fly-in, fly-out electrical contractor. He said he reluctantly consented to the test. "It was a prerequisite for the job … you either get the blood test or you don't get the job."His main concern was how his medical information would be used. "I just want to ensure that my bloods are used for the sole purpose of employment … not going onto some privatised database or used in a malicious way," he said.
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Jul 9, 2024 |
abc.net.au | Heidi Davoren
Filicide is primarily committed by fathers and experts say there are very different reasons why men and women use violence. Revenge and control are the drivers of male-perpetrated filicide, researchers say — but children murdered in their first year of life are more likely to be killed by their mother. Experts say the answer isn't domestic violence orders or arrests, and that a multi-pronged approach is the only way to address male violence.
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Police took out a protection order for Mia and her son, then the family court overruled it. Despite a string of inquiries into the system victim-survivors say they've lost hope #familylaw #familycourt #familyviolence https://t.co/9VPISf6STF
The same scrutinies are needed in Australia’s #familycourt system.
From early next year, journalists will be allowed to ask for permission to report on family court cases across England and Wales. Journalist Louise Tickle, who’s campaigned for the change, tells us why it’s so important. https://t.co/WZxJiXlzit
RT @MaryLloyd4: Women who seek to protect themselves and their kids are being routinely treated by the family law system as suspicious, fau…