Domestic Violence

Research projects related to domestic violence

Using Law and Leaving Domestic Violence: Women’s Voices ARC Future Fellowship	2014–2018
National Domestic and Family Violence Bench Book Attorney General Department and AIJA	2015–2018
Domestic violence protection orders - system issues UQ Collaboration and Industry Engagement Fund	2015–2016
Australian Feminist Judgments Project ARC Discovery Project	2012–2014
Risk Factors for Unplanned Pregnancy: Legal, policy, health responses BEL Collaboration Seeding Grants Scheme	2018
Domestic violence, social security law and the couple rule Australia's National Research Organisation for Women's Safety	2018

Researchers on the road to discovery with new grants

Published on: 12 December 2019

A research project designed to develop a better understanding of the legal response to domestic violence has secured federal government funding for 2020.
Legal resource to help address national domestic violence crisis

Published on: 30 July 2019

A free digital resource to help judges, legal practitioners and frontline staff navigate domestic and family violence cases has been released today.
Victoria’s commitment to a non-fatal strangulation offence will make a difference to vulnerable women

Published on: 4 July 2019

Victoria’s commitment to a non-fatal strangulation offence will make a difference to vulnerable women. Heather Douglas writes for The Conversation.
Revealing hidden violence

Published on: 12 March 2019

University of Queensland researchers working in criminal justice and domestic violence have influenced key legal reforms designed to better protect Australian women from domestic violence.
Migrant women are particularly vulnerable to technology-facilitated domestic abuse

Published on: 1 February 2019

Migrant women with temporary visa status are particularly vulnerable when it comes to domestic and family violence. That vulnerability is intensified when you add technology to the mix.