A federal court on Thursday ruled that it is unconstitutional to ban Americans accused of domestic violence from possessing firearms, even if they’re subjected to restraining orders. Applying the logic the U.S. Supreme Court put forward last summer in deciding a landmark Second Amendment case, a panel of three judges on the 5th U.S. Circuit…
Appeals Court Finds Federal Gun Ban on Domestic Violence Offenders Unconstitutional
February 2, 2023
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Paid Domestic Violence Leave Takes Effect in Australia
Millions of workers across Australia will now have access to paid domestic violence leave, while some others will have to wait until August as the new law comes into effect on Feb. 1. Under the new legislation, employees at Australian businesses with a headcount of over 15 will receive ten days of paid family and…
Family Violence Reform for Survivors in Australian State
Victim survivors of family violence in Victoria, Australia can now report crimes and seek justice more easily under a new $3.7 billion (US$2.6 billion) systemic reform. Six years after the Royal Commission into Family Violence, the state government has implemented all 227 recommendations, including amending the Family Violence Protection Act 2008. Specialist Family Violence Courts…
New South Wales Government Proposes Scheme to Ask Police for Partner’s Domestic Violence Record
The New South Wales (NSW) government is proposing to extend a scheme that will allow the state’s residents to check if their partner has a history of domestic violence. The proposal, which the state government plans to implement if elected, means they will expand the pre-existing Right To Ask scheme, which will allow the state’s…
New South Wales Government Proposes Scheme to Release Domestic Violence Records
The New South Wales (NSW) government is proposing to extend a scheme that will allow the state’s residents to check if their partner has a history of domestic violence. The proposal, which the state government plans to implement if elected, means they will expand the pre-existing Right To Ask scheme, which will allow the state’s…
We Need the Power of Many to Stand Against Feminist Agenda
Commentary It was 2014 when I first heard from Andrew, a young Queensland dad, who was being denied contact with his two young girls. From then on, he wrote regularly updating me on his eight-year Family Court marathon, where he lost round after round, despite his wife being declared an unfit mother after a court-ordered…
‘Coercive Control’ Outlawed in New South Wales, Australia
November 16, 2022
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“Coercive control” has now been defined as an offence under a new law being passed in the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW). Dubbed the Coercive and Controlling Behaviour Bill 2020, the legislation creates an offence for “violent, menacing or intimidating” behaviour in a domestic relationship. It describes coercive control as isolating, controlling, frightening, humiliating,…
Florida Democrat Governor Candidate’s Top Staffer Arrested For Domestic Violence
October 23, 2022
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Austin Durrer, campaign manager for Democrat Florida gubernatorial contender Charlie Crist, has been arrested on charges of domestic violence. On Oct. 20, the Crist campaign said that Durrer would depart to deal with a family issue. Durrer was arrested a few days prior in Cambridge, Maryland, on second-degree assault charges, Fox News reported. The case is…
‘Extremely Disappointing’: Australia’s Plan to End Violence Ignores One-Third of Victims, Says Advocate Group
The government has continued pursuing its “gendered violence” strategy despite its failure to reduce domestic and family violence in the last decade, the One in Three campaign said. Greg Andresen, the senior researcher at the One in Three campaign, told The Epoch Times that the advocacy group was “extremely disappointed” the Labor government’s new national…
Australia Unveils National Plan to End Violence Against Women ‘In One Generation’
The Australian federal, state, and territory governments released a national plan to end domestic violence against women and children within a generation. The National Plan to End Violence against Women and Children, released on Oct. 17, provides a 10-year blueprint to end “gender-based violence.” Social Services Minister Amanda Rishworth said it was vital that the…
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