A call for one NATIONAL DV month

The Australian Divorce Blog calls on all of our Governments, Federal, State and Territory to have one month, the same month, set aside each year as a national DV awareness month. Despite the faults with “Domestic Violence: Australia Says No”, including that the advertising seemed to peak before the election, the campaign was useful in… Read More »Custom Single Post Header

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A call for one NATIONAL DV month

The Australian Divorce Blog calls on all of our Governments, Federal, State and Territory to have one month, the same month, set aside each year as a national DV awareness month.

Despite the faults with “Domestic Violence: Australia Says No”, including that the advertising seemed to peak before the election, the campaign was useful in focussing attention on an Australia wide basis. There is no focus of holding a national month or even a national day or week to focus media attention on the good work that is being done in the community to prevent domestic violence and make people aware of the extent of domestic violence, and especially important, to ensure that those who are subject to domestic violence can have an escape.

In 2008, the features are:
WA has a Stop Domestic Violence Day on 26 April
Qld has a DV Prevention Month for all of May
There is the national Child Protection Week from 7-13 September
25 November is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence to Women and White Ribbon Day, and there is then the 16 days of activism against gender violence
NSW has Stop Domestic Violence Day on 5 December

and that’s it!

No special day in the Northern Territory, nor South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria or the ACT.

If only there could be one day. If it saved one life, it would be worth it.

Things to Read, Watch & Listen

Forced Marriage

On November 1st 2023, Accredited Family Law Specialist and Page Provan Director Stephen Page presented a paper at the Brisbane Zonta Club about forced marriage. I acknowledge the Jagera and Turrbal peoples, on whose lands we meet today, their elders, past, present and emerging. Ruqia Hidari was aged 21 and living in Victoria, when, according to police,… Read More »Forced Marriage

ACT Government Surrogacy Bill

The ACT Government has today introduced a bill to amend the ACT’s surrogacy laws. The proposed changes are more incremental than fundamental. They include allowing a single person to undertake surrogacy, for the surrogate to be single if needed, a requirement for legal advice and counselling beforehand, a written agreement being required, that traditional surrogacy is… Read More »ACT Government Surrogacy Bill

Planning to resolve: ADR in ART

ADR can help resolve disputes in ART cases. ADR is not limited to mediation and arbitration. Other types of informal dispute resolution can resolve disputes. When assisted reproductive treatment cases go off the rails, they can have the next level of bitterness and volatility. There can be a keen sense of betrayal when things don’t… Read More »Planning to resolve: ADR in ART