On 10 September 2019 the Australian family law act was amended so that perpetrators of family violence can no longer cross-examine their ex-partners in court...

The generic definition of de facto means “existing or holding a specified position in fact but not necessarily by legal right”. A de facto relationship, acco...

A “toxic” boss can be described in broad terms as being self-centred, controlling (or micro-managing), manipulative and threatened by initiative. Toxic workp...

Because trauma is more prevalent than you may think. Situations which can lead to psychological trauma include single incidents (such as a natural disaster o...

Some characters are so charismatic they could sell ice to Antarctica (although in the context of global warming, perhaps that’s not such a difficult job). We...

Have you ever gone to collect your car keys and been completely clueless as to where you put them? Or spent ages searching for your sunglasses only to find t...

When faced with emotional abuse, whether from a romantic partner, at work or online, we essentially have three logical choices. We can defend ourselves, do n...

Divorce is traumatic, even when it’s amicable. If the marriage was abusive or separating involved conflict, the impact is even more damaging to the psyche. T...

A self-represented family court litigant with a confessed history of physical and emotional abuse against his wife claimed that the police and his psychiatri...

In prehistoric times, when a caveman realised he had been spotted by a sabre-toothed tiger, his primitive brain flooded his body with cortisol so he could fi...