The National Australia Bank (NAB) has just announced that it will be offering its staff, more than half of whom are women, paid Domestic Violence Leave. The NAB is the largest private employer to do so to date now making over one million Australian workers able to access such leave. Lynda Dean of the NAB…
DetailsFrom March 2012 to March 2013 there were 1049 assaults in the City of Moreland and more than half were as a result of Family Violence. Dean McGowan, Moreland Police Inspector, described the increase in family violence was a ‘worrying trend’. He said that violence against women is intolerable and that everyone should stand up…
DetailsA national Charter for Victims’ Rights in Australia was approved in 1996 as a method to assist violent crime victims in order to help them to recover from the ordeals that they faced as part of the incident. Depending on specific jurisdictions there are different rights and access to information and services available to victims.…
DetailsOn Sunday the 2nd June 2013 at around 12.15 am several men were asked to leave a private function held at the Footscray Club on the corner of Farnsworth Avenue and Myers Road because of their behaviour. When the men refused to leave they were forcibly ejected and went on to damage property including smashing…
DetailsOn the 31-05-13 at around 10.40 pm two men were walking along Adelaide Street in St Albans when they were approached by a group of men of African appearance who assaulted them and stole a slab of beer they were carrying. The two victims ran to their nearby residence and locked themselves inside. A short…
DetailsChild abuse is a general term that is used to describe maltreatment of a child or neglect of a child and which can be physical, sexual or emotional. The type of child abuse that is very insidious is child sexual abuse and it is very prevalent with many disturbing reports coming from all around the…
DetailsAggravated burglary is termed to be a burglary that is compounded due to the use of a weapon in the burglary. Usually burglars will not have any weapons while doing the act and will only have tools that will help them in burglary. But there are a few burglars who tend to use weapons during…
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DetailsStatistics suggest that one in every 6 women and one out of every 33 men have been the victim of a rape. Whenever a man or a woman is subjected to a sexual assault they will feel as if the whole world has let them down and there are different emotions that sexual assault victims will…
DetailsThere has been an increase in the number of domestic violence cases that have been reported all over the world and that is a worrying sight and has to be dealt with immediately before things get out of control. Domestic violence cases are regularly reported, but only some of them are violent enough where a…
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