NZ mum keeps child in rare win in Australian courts

From Morning Report, 7:37 am on 2 July 2019

A New Zealand mother who was forced into hiding to escape her abusive Australian partner is now back home with her child after a rare win in the Australian courts.

The mother had fled the country for New Zealand after she and her daughter both suffered physical violence at the hands of the man.

But she was forced to go back to Australia under the Hague Convention, which sets the rules for international custody disputes.

Ben Strang reports.