Hi i am new here and also new to Australia, just recently arrived last sept of 2009 with my daughter. been married to a filipino but a citizen of aust for more than a year now. and now had our first child.
Ive been trying to keep all my emotions, problems and devastation regarding of whats happening to my life being w him since i came here as i dont really know anyone in here, and got no relatives at all. I cant even trust my parents in law as all of them were being too unsupportive and cranky, we are living w them since i came here and my husbnd doesnt want to let go of his family. My husband has been abusive to me and my daughter upto now that we had a child, he hasnt change, has been controlling, and most of the times, asks me to live the house w both of my children.

Im not introduced of what and how life is going in Australia as i observed him not wanting me to learn things on my own, i am scared because i dont know anyone and what to do. I am afraid for my children as well..

I have tried to research and seek all the avenues where i could find some help regarding of our situation. But stil cant have the strength to leave our of this place.
I really wanted to leave as much as i could, as he has been treating us really awful and controlling everything. What makes me having the desire of leaving is because of how he has been treating me since i came here and my daughter as well. Hes not being good to her, and he had promised me that he wants to stand as his father for my 4 yr old child, and ever since we came here, as time goes by, hes being too nasty on her, she doesnt even go to any school or groups to play with any other children. We have been isolated here, and when i kept asking them to let us go out, he always being too rude on me, i felt really bad, and been like this for such a long time now.
Plus the fact that i cant come back home to my country anymore because both my parents had passed away long time ago and my granny who raised me since i was a child also passed away, last december of 2010. I know this is really hard and a sad story. But i wanted to find a solution to all of this and overcome everything.

I just had a temporary resident status and will be getting my permanent by sept, of this yr. together with my daughter. He has been telling me to leave this place and report me to the immigration so i can be deported. I hated him for being such an immature and irresponsible person. I felt so down that i trusted him, leave my carreer and my family behind in the Philippines to make it up to him, and this is how he'll repay me. I wanted to move on and make it on my own with both of my kids.
I felt so sorry for them most specially with my daughter. Ive been bearing all this feelings for such a long time, and i cant stand it anymore.
i dont know how to leave and start again. as i worry for my kids and myself too much.

Hopefully no one would judge in here. and gave me advises that can help.

Thanks!