PARLIAMENT · HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES E-PETITIONS
Six Federal Petitions
419 signatures · Six ministerial responses
Suicide-causing abuse, systems abuse, parental alienation, false allegations, child-withholding and a national suicide review, put formally before the Australian Parliament.
Why Petitions
Parliament doesn't act on anecdotes. It responds to volume, consistency and public visibility. These six e-petitions were approved by the House of Representatives and opened for public signature, closing on 15 January 2026. Each has since received a formal ministerial response.
On 30 December 2025 we also briefed more than 100 advocacy groups, support services and media outlets directly, so the issues behind these petitions are on the record beyond Parliament.
Download a copy of each petition record below, or view it on the Parliament of Australia website.
EN8820 · 76 SIGNATURES
Stop Suicide-Causing Abuse
Federal laws addressing conduct that intentionally or recklessly causes or contributes to suicide or self-harm, including sustained digital harassment, coercive control and cross-border intimidation.
Responded to by the Attorney-General's portfolio.
EN8819 · 57 SIGNATURES
Stop Federal Systems Abuse
Penalties for deliberately misusing federal systems, court processes and digital platforms to harass, coerce or cause psychological harm, including repeated malicious complaints and fabricated evidence.
Responded to by the Attorney-General's portfolio.
EN8818 · 82 SIGNATURES
Parental Alienation Is Child Abuse
Amend the Family Law Act 1975 to define parental alienation as psychological child abuse, with national penalties, enforcement powers or civil sanctions for intentional or reckless alienating behaviour.
Responded to by the Attorney-General's portfolio.
EN8817 · 68 SIGNATURES
False Allegations Destroy Lives
Federal action on knowingly false allegations that cause serious psychological harm or interfere with family law proceedings, including those made to police, schools or online.
Responded to by the Attorney-General's portfolio.
EN8816 · 57 SIGNATURES
Stop Malicious Child-Withholding
National offences for malicious child-withholding and interstate parental abduction. Current federal law covers abduction overseas, but not children concealed within Australia.
Responded to by the Attorney-General's portfolio.
EN8812 · 79 SIGNATURES
National Suicide Review
A national review of a decade of suicides, publicly reporting verified contributing factors including family violence, coercive control and family court involvement.
Responded to by the Health portfolio.
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Petition records are reproduced from the Parliament of Australia website. The information on this page is general in nature and is not legal advice.