Law Council report says ‘insidious and pervasive’ domestic violence problem

An inquiry into family violence has heard of the insidious and pervasive nature of the problem in Australia, in an opening statement from the peak national body representing the legal profession. The Law Council has told a parliamentary inquiry into the issue the COVID-19 pandemic has served to heighten and magnify the prevalence of family violence. President Pauline Wright said the family courts were not adequately resourced to deal properly with violence and its effects, in her written submission to government.