Katherine Berney

When coercion is not recognised, it is not screened for, not documented, and not responded to in ways that could prevent escalation.

It’s far easier to condemn reality TV abuse than change the systems that allow sexual violence to continue.

Power protected Epstein after his conviction, prioritising reputation over victims, showing how institutions enable sexual abuse harm.

We don’t need a Royal Commission to know violence against women is a crisis. Rather, we should be asking why we’re not acting on the information we have.

False allegations of sexual violence are uncommon. What we do see is the opposite problem. Most sexual assaults are never reported to police.

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.