Heidi Davoren

Violence against women has stirred outrage among voters and politicians have promised to do something about it. Their policy proposals tell a different story, write Heidi Davoren and Mary Lloyd.

An inquiry into family violence orders has made 11 recommendations but victim-survivors say they've lost hope that repeated reforms will make a difference.

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission is suing Optus alleging it engaged in unconscionable conduct when selling phone products to vulnerable customers. 

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission launches legal action against Woolworths and Coles, alleging the supermarket giants breached consumer law by misleading consumers through discount pricing claims on hundreds of products. 

Amber feared her daughter was being sexually abused by her ex. A family court judge said she was projecting her own experiences onto her daughter, and she lost custody.

A world-renowned expert hopes to change the culture of "mother blaming" he says has permeated the agencies dealing with family violence.

Workers are being asked to undergo blood tests as part of the recruitment process, particularly in the mining and resources sectors, with no guarantee their health information is secure, a new report has found.

About 20 children are murdered by a parent every year in Australia. It's a crime that evokes equal measures of horror and confusion. At the crux of the issue is male-perpetrated violence.

A social worker at a child contact centre has alleged key players in a family court case ignored her concerns about the possible abuse of a four-year-old girl.

The crime shocked the nation – two young police officers and a good Samaritan neighbour ambushed and murdered. One year on, the identity and motives of the killers still rocks the quiet rural community of Wieambilla.

In a world of influencers and social media, where livelihoods can literally hinge on the ability to keep up appearances, Brisbane creative Charli Burrowes uses her art to expose the not-so-pretty undercurrents and real world impacts of living life through a filter.

Lies, threats and manipulation — how recordings exposed a rogue expert witness, in a case legal practitioners say is the tip of the iceberg.

The Premier's gift to Queenslanders this Christmas is opening the state's borders, bringing an influx of people as well as COVID-19. It means 2022 will look very different to the year that was.

Zen's seventh birthday party was cancelled. Instead, he will spend it in the COVID-19 ward of the Gold Coast University Hospital and he has a message for other Queenslanders separated from loved ones.

Fear and frustration mount as families of students affected by Brisbane's coronavirus school outbreak acknowledge the Delta variant's speed of transmission.

With thousands of students, staff and families from several Brisbane schools now placed into quarantine, there is concern amongst communities of nearby schools given their close proximity and shared facilities.

Energy is being restored to homes and businesses across Queensland after mass electricity outages across the state. Look back on how news of the outage unfolded.

The Australian Psychological Society, once led by paedophile Bob Montgomery, receives complaints after noting the "impact" of criminal proceedings on him but failing to acknowledge the mental health impact on his victims.

A celebrity psychologist — who was used by the Family Court as an expert in custody disputes — has admitted to sexually abusing children decades ago, a revelation that law experts say opens the door for some custody rulings to be quashed.

John Archer says his family was torn apart after a psychologist wrongly labelled him "psychopathic" in a report to the family court. The psychologist was found guilty of professional misconduct but John says the disciplinary action comes too late after he lost all contact with his son.

Information is very scarce around how many and where the PFAS-contaminated sites are and what the health effects of the chemical might be. When it comes to PFAS, it seems there are far more questions than answers. Let's take a look at a few.

A psychologist charged with sexually abusing three children is used by the Family Court to make recommendations in custody disputes that involve allegations of child sexual abuse.

In the family law system, psychologists, psychiatrists and social workers can give evidence and impact cases, but a review has found no-one is keeping them in check. The Attorney-General knows it's a problem and there are calls for him to fix it.

In hundreds of cases every year, Australia's family courts hear allegations of violence and child abuse and when it comes to investigating them, experts say "we have a huge problem".

They've been described as the "gods of the court" — the report writers whose assessments can affect Family Court custody decisions. Now, a group of parents has launched a challenge against one report writer, alleging his practices "place the public at risk".