From rhetoric to action: achieving the National Plan’s ambition of recognising children as victim-survivors in their own right
Kate Fitz-Gibbon is a Professor (Practice) with the Faculty of Business and Economics at Monash University and an Honorary Professorial Fellow with the Melbourne Law School. Kate is an international research leader in violence against women and children, perpetrator interventions, and the impacts of policy and practice reform. Kate has advised on homicide law reform and family violence reviews in Australia and internationally. Her research has been cited by the High Court of Australia. In 2021 Kate was appointed Chair of Respect Victoria by the Victorian Government. In 2024, Kate was selected as part of the World Economic Forum’s Young Global Leaders 2024 Class.
