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Mapping Intimate Partner Financial Abuse Across Public and Private Systems
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Mapping Intimate Partner Financial Abuse Across Public and Private Systems

Adrienne Byrt, Kay Cook, Rachael Burgin and Georgina Dimopoulos
The Australian Journal of Social Issues, Vol.First online, pp.1-11
26/06/2025
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Abstract

financial abuse intimate partner systems
This article maps the ways that intimate partner financial abuse presents, and the range of public and private entities involved in its perpetration. It reports on an analysis of submissions by individuals to the Australian parliamentary inquiry into the Financial Services Regulatory Framework in Relation to Financial Abuse. Our analysis documents the web of systems through which financial abuse can be perpetrated in ways that are largely unchecked, and with significant perpetrator autonomy. Private systems of financial wealth, such as banking institutions, private businesses, superannuation, and trust accounts enable perpetrators to extract financial benefits and inflict financial harms. Victim-survivors must deal with the consequences of intimate partner financial abuse, including diminished resources and agency afforded to them through public systems, such as child support, Centrelink, the Australian Taxation Office, and the family courts. The paper suggests avenues for further research to identify specific cross-system sites where intersectoral intervention may be possible.

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