The Hon Mark Dreyfus KC MP

New research has highlighted the need for further improvement in justice and support services to protect victim‑survivors from coercive control.

Indigenous women are up to seven times more likely to be homicide victims compared with the national average, with almost three quarters killed by their current or former intimate partner.

The Australian Government proposes to recommend to the Governor-General, Her Excellency the Honourable Ms Sam Mostyn AC, 43 new appointments to the Administrative Review Tribunal (ART), the new federal administrative review body that will replace the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) from 14 October 2024.

The Albanese Government is today announcing a further six initiatives as part of the largest commitment to justice reinvestment ever delivered by the Commonwealth.