Katherine Berney

Australia knows how to end gender-based violence. What we lack is the political will to make the fiscal decisions that match the crisis.

Watching senior MPs twist the intent of Baby Priya’s Bill into a culture war about abortion, I felt that familiar hollow ache.

Childcare must be safe so women can work without fear, and national protection is overdue for every child.

Donald Trump’s claim that domestic violence should not count in crime statistics was a chilling reminder of how easily harm is minimised.

Australians still divide rape into categories: the “real” rape of a stranger in a dark alley, and everything else, which gets downgraded to regret or miscommunication.

Australia’s progress on gender equality sits uneasily alongside a national crisis: gender-based violence is not falling — it is escalating.

We know who’s causing harm—yet systems fail survivors while giving perpetrators endless chances and protecting their power.

The Coalition’s $90 million package tackles violence with justice reforms, but experts say much more funding is needed.

Labor’s new plan to tackle economic abuse starts with fixing laws that let systems be misused to trap and hurt women.

Four women died last week, and still, gender-based violence isn’t treated as a national political priority for this federal election.

Neither major party has made a clear, additional commitments to ending gender-based violence this election campaign.

Married at First Sight contributes to a narrative that domestic violence and controlling behaviours are understandable and justifiable.