The domestic violences laws in Australia are not strong enough to fully address the issue. one in four women and one in fourteen men experienced intimate partner violence since age 15 have been affected each year. As the Australian government tried to set new laws and protections to this issue, but some people believe that the laws are not still strong enough that are still high rates of violence, the increasing number of homicides.
Some victims often face long time to hear their cases heard, leaving them unprotected. Protection orders are sometimes breached and polices responses can be sometimes delayed, leaving victims scared and vulnerable. While Physical violences is prioritized, emotional, phycological and financial abuses are harder to find making the cases harder.
Experts and government have recognized this crisis and taken new steps to stop it. Assisting people who are facing domestic issues in their family or any other place, teaching students about domestic violence issues but is this enough to stop it. No, they need to take more steps such as, Australia needs consistent enforcements and enough support services so victims should feel confident that the orders will be taken seriously and courts will have better resourced to hear cases. New laws should be evolving to recognize all forms of abuse and treated with seriousness they deserve.