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Resources and publications

• ‘Effects of Domestic Violence in the Workplace’  Article by Elizabeth Broderick.  Elizabeth Broderick is the Sex Discrimination Commissioner for the Australian Human Rights Commission.  This is an edited version of Domestic and family violence: developing a new language for workplaces, a speech delivered at the Forum on domestic violence clauses in enterprise agreements.  The full speech can be found here.
• ‘Domestic Violence Laws in Australia’ Report 2009 The report, ‘Domestic Violence Laws in Australia’, provides an overview of Commonwealth, State, Territory and New Zealand legislation and will be used to develop the Rudd Government’s National Plan to Reduce Violence Against Women. The Report, prepared by the Australian Government Solicitor (AGS) for the National Council to Reduce Violence against Women and their Children, finds significant differences in: maximum penalties for contravening a domestic violence order; approaches to counselling and rehabilitation programs; and police obligations to take action where domestic violence is suspected.
• An Assault on Our Future: The impact of violence on young people (Executive Summary & Recommendations)
• An Assault on Our Future: The impact of violence on young people (Full Report) *Note this is an amended version, as the original report contained a typographical error for details of this correction please click here.
• An Assault on Our Future: The impact of violence on young people (Executive Summary & Recommendations)
• An Assault on Our Future: The impact of violence on young people (Full Report)
  *Note this is an amended version, as the original report contained a typographical error for details of this correction please click here.
• When Domestic Violence Becomes Workplace Violence
  Article by Anusha Goonetillike of Minter Ellison Lawyers
• Domestic Violence: A Workplace Issue
  Article by Ben Pennings (former Executive Director)
• The One Thing We Really Should Do This New Year
  Article by Michael Kaufman (Founder of the International White Ribbon Day)
• Everybody’s Business
  The quarterly newsletter of the Corporate Alliance to End Partner Violence – survey affirms that domestic violence significantly impacts America’s workplaces – and that most employers are behind the curve.
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