ABC News by Elizabeth Byrne In short: A woman previously charged for hitting her 13-year-old son while chastising him for disobeying a technology ban has successfully appealed her conviction. The NSW District Court heard the boy texted his father after…
By James Clayton & Jasmin Dyer BBC News Play video here... Amber Norsworthy lives in Mississippi with her four children. It had just turned 3pm when she got home on 27 December. She received a notification on her phone. "My…
Annastacia Palaszczuk appoints taskforce of legal and domestic violence experts and victims to investigate how to legislate By Amanda Gearing The Queensland premier, Annastacia Palaszczuk, has appointed a taskforce of legal and domestic violence experts and victims to investigate how to legislate…
ABC Kimberley / By Hannah Barry More than 70 people have been charged under Western Australia's new anti-strangulation laws in the first month and a half. The family violence legislation came into effect on October 1, and made it a specific offence to…
By Dan Oakes The wife of an Australian commando who killed himself in 2017 repeatedly raised concerns about his violence towards her and excessive alcohol consumption, but he was still deployed overseas. An inquest into the death of Corporal Ian…
By Tony Zhang WA to streamline restraining order system By Tony Zhang|12 October 2020 A new restraining order system is set to be in place for Western Australians with a new model aimed to streamline contested family violence restraining order…
By Jasmine Murphy Aspiring barristers should take note, advises Hardwicke’s Jasmine Murphy An important libel trial such as Depp v (1) News Group Newspapers Ltd (2) Wootton is a great opportunity to pick up some advocacy tips from the best in the…
By Baz Ruddick When removalist John Siaki witnessed a man hitting his wife he says it shocked him so much, he decided he needed to do something about it. "I felt powerless … as if he had hit me," he…
Stylist told court she saw no injuries, despite ex-wife saying Johnny Depp had assaulted her By Ben Quinn Amber Heard asked a US stylist “Can you believe I just did that show with two black eyes?” following a television appearance…
By BBC News Johnny Depp has denied he slapped ex-wife Amber Heard after she laughed at one of his tattoos, as he appeared at a hearing at London's High Court. He accused Ms Heard of "building a dossier" against him…