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Insurance is supposed to be a safety net, but it can be weaponised in domestic and family violence situations. There’s a lot we can do to better protect victim-survivors.
Many young women feel trapped and indebted to their families.
Two of Australia’s major banks have announced they will take action against financial abusers, including closing their accounts.
Women in abusive relationships are much more likely to be unemployed and to earn less money than women with non-abusive partners.
After separation, mothers who experienced domestic violence on average suffered a drop in income of 34%, compared with a 20% decrease for mothers who didn’t experience domestic violence.
World Elder Abuse Awareness Day highlights the increasing population of older adults around the world and the accompanying rise in elder mistreatment.
Coercive control seeks to disempower victims of domestic abuse on every level. Leaving the family home – and disentangling feelings of care – is a complex process.
Planning is the most important phase in preparing to leave a violent relationship — and that includes financial planning.
The government doesn’t need to extend jurisdictions, or boost enforcement powers to prosecute corporations that have behaved dishonestly. The law for prosecution is there already.
For people with dementia, problems performing certain tasks can be a warning sign of difficulty managing financial tasks, according to new research.
The London Interbank Offered Rates is one of the world’s key financial tools, but the 2008 rigging scandal has led to calls for its being phased out. Can we find better ways of building the LIBOR rate?
The Law Reform Commission has recommended that banks take ‘reasonable steps’ to protect vulnerable Australians.
Instead, we need to burn the entire system of financial regulation to the ground and replace it with something that supports investing the way it’s done today.
A study finds financial abuse can be disguised as care and is tied into social values of the Anglo-Celtic and Indian communities.
To formulate better policy on family violence, we need to understand economic abuse.
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Adjunct professor, Department of Social Inquiry, La Trobe University
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Adjunct Associate Professor, School of Social Sciences, UNSW Sydney
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Emeritus Professor of Law and Criminal Justice, University of South Australia
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Professor of Law, Discipline of Law, Justice and Society, University of South Australia
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Senior Research Fellow, University of Liverpool
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Assistant Professor in Finance and Financial Planning, University of Canberra
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Deputy Dean, School of Law, Deakin University
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Director of the Centre for Independent Studies Intergenerational Program and PhD candidate at, Australian National University
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Eleanor Rathbone Chair of Sociology, University of Liverpool
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Professor of Law, West Virginia University
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Associate Professor of Public Administration, West Virginia University
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CNRS Researcher in Economics, Université Paris Dauphine – PSL
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Assistant Professor of Political Economy, University of Cyprus
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Senior Lecturer in Law, City, University of London
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Research Fellow, University of Bristol
