Queensland’s domestic violence court reports promising results but low attendance

Report into specialist court finds victims feel safer and perpetrators are more likely to agree their behaviour must change

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Less than half of perpetrators and half of victims are turning up at Queensland's special domestic violence court, and many are spending six months on the waiting list, a report says.

However the court has shown promising results in making victims who do appear feel safer, and convincing offenders that their behaviour needs to change.