The Latest Breaking News from domestic violence

Police will be able to issue immediate 12-month protections to alleged domestic violence victims after legislation passed state parliament.

Police to have power to issue ‘on-the-spot’ DV orders despite experts and advocacy groups warning victims could be misidentified as perpetrators

Ms Phillips said she was reviewing the entire system used to support victims

A state's Victims' Commissioner has resigned after damning findings from a review into a domestic violence helpline.

A mother and beloved nurse is being remembered for her care and empathy after she was fatally stabbed, with a 52-year-old man charged with her murder.

“I figure if we start the show with domestic violence, the rest of the show should be smooth sailing.”

The case was the first ‘no body homicide case’ to be filed in Shasta County in California, say prosecutors

defendant "was found guilty of criminal mischief and domestic violence"—yet the prosecution "presented no evidence that [she] damaged or destroyed the property of another—an essential element of criminal mischief, which was also the predicate offense for the domestic violence charge."

The young children, ages 1, 2, and 3, were found in the parking lot of their apartment complex.