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Mandating domestic violence training for family court judges does not threaten judicial independence - it enhances it, argues Carrie Leonetti.

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Australia's homicide rate drops but not DV deaths

Australia has recorded the second lowest homicide incident rate since 1990 as domestic violence advocates say they fail to see the same pace of change.

AAP

‘Unprecedented’: domestic violence shelters reach capacity amid Queensland housing crisis

Women escaping violence are staying in refuges for years due to a lack of alternative social housing, providers say

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Woman dies two years after being set on fire in 'one of worst domestic violence cases'

Ellen Marshall was set on fire by evil Leigh Pateman at a flat in Skegness, Lincolnshire, and left with catastrophic injuries which doctors said she would be unlikely to survive

Daily Mirror

‘I have to do my sums just to take my children on the bus’

On The Breadline: When mother-of-three Christina found herself in a domestic violence refuge, she lived in fear of running out of cash, writes campaigns editor David Cohen

The Independent UK

'Rick and Morty' co-creator Justin Roiland's felony domestic violence charges dropped

LOS ANGELES — Prosecutors have dropped felony domestic violence charges filed in May 2020 against "Rick and Morty" co-creator Justin Roiland, authorities announced Tuesday.

Los Angeles Times

NSW election: Labor’s pledges on domestic violence could affect existing services, PBO warns

Parliamentary Budget Office raises concerns that rollout of promised programs could lead to cutting of Legal Aid and police initiatives

The Guardian - AU

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'Absolutely out-of-control': march against sexual and domestic violence

"I think it's important we give them the voice that they didn't have, make sure everyone knows who they are, who they were."

Newcastle Herald

Resolve disputes through talking not court, separating couples told under plans

Cases involving allegations or a history of domestic violence would not be included in the mandatory mediation proposals.

The Independent UK

'Rick and Morty' creator has domestic abuse charges dropped

California prosecutors have dropped domestic violence charges against Justin Roiland, who created the animated series “Rick and Morty” and provided the voices of the show’s two title characters

The Independent UK

Rick and Morty creator Justin Roiland has domestic violence charges dropped

‘I’m still deeply shaken by the horrible lies that were reported about me during this process,’ Roiland said in a statement

The Independent UK

Rick and Morty’s Justin Roiland cleared of domestic violence charges

Roiland says he ‘never had any doubt that this day would come’ after authorities say there was ‘insufficient evidence’

The Guardian - AU

Labour vow specialist rape units and training to tackle ‘toxic’ police culture

Specialist sexual assault units would be set up in every police force and domestic violence experts put in all 999 call centres under Labour proposals announced on Tuesday.

Evening Standard

DOJ asks Supreme Court to review domestic violence gun ruling

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department has asked the Supreme Court to overturn a lower court decision that struck down a federal law that prohibits gun possession for individuals under domestic violence restraining orders.

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DOJ asks Supreme Court to review domestic violence gun ruling - Roll Call

DOJ asked the court to overturn a lower court decision that struck down a law that bars gun possession for people under domestic violence restraining orders.

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Deakin lecturer Adam Brown fatally stabbed wife Chen Cheng after childcare dispute, court told

An academic who taught gender studies and digital media at Melbourne's Deakin University stabs his wife to death in their eastern suburbs home following an argument that escalated into deadly violence.

Glasgow Live

Glasgow reports of domestic abuse to police reach 9,000 in a year

A councillor said the figure could be the tip of the iceberg.

Tribune News Service

Senate hears about legal fallout from Supreme Court gun decision

WASHINGTON — Last year’s Supreme Court case that expanded Second Amendment rights has wreaked havoc on the nation’s gun control laws, witnesses told members of the Senate Judiciary Committee Wednesday.

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Better data will help reduce domestic and sexual violence, inaugural commissioner says

Australia's first Family, Domestic and Sexual Violence Commissioner visits Alice Springs to meet frontline workers, acknowledging that better data is needed to set successful targets for the reduction of domestic violence.

Roll Call

Senate hears about legal fallout from Supreme Court gun decision - Roll Call

A Supreme Court decision that expanded gun rights has wreaked havoc on the nation’s gun control laws, witnesses told the Senate on Wednesday.

Reason

Second Amendment Roundup: Should the Fifth Circuit Reconsider Rahimi En Banc?

The Fifth Circuit's decision in United States v. Rahimi, which held that the federal statute prohibiting possession of a firearm by a person subject to a domestic violence restraining order violates the Second Amendment, has managed to stay in the news for longer than most circuit court decisions. On March…

The Independent UK

Polish activist convicted for helping obtain abortion pills

A Warsaw court has convicted a women's rights activist for helping a pregnant victim of domestic violence access abortion pills in Poland, sentencing her to eight months of community service

The Guardian - UK

Polish court convicts activist for helping woman get abortion pills

Justyna Wydrzynska sentenced to community service after telling court she sent pills to victim of domestic violence

The Independent UK

Woman who zipped boyfriend in suitcase and filmed his terror plans battered spouse defence for murder trial

Couple had documented past of domestic violence, including strangulation attempts

WEKU

A new U.S. Soccer report details the tensions between coach Berhalter and the Reynas

After Gio Reyna had limited minutes in last year's World Cup, his parents raised a decades-old domestic violence allegation involving head coach Gregg Berhalter, which roiled the soccer world.

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