Phillips, 41, was sentenced to nine months and 21 days behind bars and upon release in Victoria he was placed on a 15-month community corrections order.
“It was kind of a miracle that it actually happened, yeah, cos I wasn’t gonna give up,” she added.
“It wasn’t just for me, it was for past girlfriends and things like that that made me fight harder, not everyone has the courage to come forward so it became a fight for all of us.”
Burke told 9News that anyone living in Australia on a visa should be expected to abide by the law.
”If someone’s on a visa I expect them to treat Australians with respect and when they don’t I check against the Migration Act and see if there are grounds for cancellation, and if there are you can leave,” Burke said.
There are now calls for a national family violence register to monitor high-risk offenders.
