A $96.4 million funding will be used to expand the family and domestic violence response team operations and create a dedicated organisation to address FDV.
A 10-year-old boy remains in the community and will not be placed in custody after he was charged with sexually assaulting an Italian traveller in Cairns.
The government has succeeded in convincing the High Court to supress details of ankle monitoring of immigration detainees, arguing it could enourage breaches.
‘It would not be a laughing matter if you were charged with any of these offences and it went to court,’ a spokesperson for Slater and Gordon lawyers said.