Things to Read, Watch & Listen

Few topics are more argued about than the extent to which men are abused by their female partners. Some male advocates assert that the majority… Read More »Extent of Husband Abuse

I have just come across a very interesting and well informed discussion paper by Dr Kevin Kirkland published on the Canadian Family Violence Clearinghouse website.… Read More »Article about gay domestic violence

Willy! The worst thought for EVERYONE who has been the subject of domestic violence, whether gay or straight is that they are alone. Usually the… Read More »Domestic Violence – What you can Do

Apologies for the delays in posts, which have been caused by my having a break, including speaking at a US conference on DV in Denver.… Read More »Gay and Lesbian domestic violence- background

Commonwealth Attorney-General Philip Ruddock has informed the ACT that the Commonwealth would recommend that the Governor-General disallow the Civil Partnerships Bill 2006 (ACT) in its… Read More »Ruddock prepared to veto ACT bill

The Australian Institute of Criminology has published research showing that while thankfully the rates of homicide are down, the instruments of choice remain knives or… Read More »Weapons of homicide

The Australian Institute of Criminology has recently published on its website research as to attitudes towards forced sex in Victoria. It is refreshing that of… Read More »attitudes to forced sex

Hooley, Jesse. (Lecturer, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Sydney, Sydney NSW 2006) Normalising transgender and policing transgression: anti-discrimination law reform ten years on. Australian… Read More »Recent Transgender Article

The Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet has released the bills proposed for introduction to the Parliament in the next sittings. These include: Evidence Amendment… Read More »Proposed Legislation

The Government last week advised Senators that it intended to put before the Senate the Family Law (Same Sex Adoption) Bill, the purpose of which… Read More »Ban on overseas gay adoptions?

I have the privilege of speaking at the (US) national domestic violence conference held on 16 and 17 March 2007 at the Sturm College of… Read More »Denver Conference March 2007

On 14th and 15 June 2007 Brisbane will be host to the Health in Difference conference: Changing Spaces, Changing Faces. It is the 6th National… Read More »Health in Difference Conference 2007