Victims avoiding special Qld DV court

Qld domestic violence victims are less likely to attend the special court than regular courts. (AAP)

Victims didn't attend at two in three hearings at Queensland's special domestic violence court, while perpetrators failed to turn up to half of them.

There were 10,603 applications at the Southport Specialist Domestic and Family Violence Court between July 2017 and March 2020.