This report advocates for a long-term model of care for survivors of sexual violence. The Australian Government has shown a strong commitment to the prevention of violence against women. The recommendations presented in this paper seek to address a gap in the national agenda relating to the long-term healthcare needs of the one in three...

The Decriminalisation of Domestic Violence, by Heather Douglas and Lee Godden, is based on a survey of all domestic violence protection order files in the Brisbane Magistrates Court for 2001. In the 694 files examined, only three perpetrators were charged with criminal offences.