News & Views Coercive control laws now in effect in Queensland Coercive control laws have come into effect in Queensland. What difference will it make to victim-survivors of domsetic violence?
News & Views Controlling behaviours and redemption arcs: How MAFS sends the wrong message on domestic violence Married at First Sight contributes to a narrative that domestic violence and controlling behaviours are understandable and justifiable.
News & Views Australia has promised to end domestic violence within a generation. But are our strategies working? In her new Quarterly Essay, Jess Hill asks whether the government’s response to gender-based violence is fit for purpose.
Local Domestic Violence NSW calls for $163 million to address escalating crisis Domestic Violence NSW is calling on the NSW government for an immediate 50 per cent increase in baseline funding to keep up with the demand.
Life A mobile phone can save a woman’s life in a violent situation. Lauren Trevan knows this more than most. In the early 2000s, Lauren Trevan received a text message from an old school friend. They began texting each other, reconnecting after years of losing touch, using this fairly new form of technology.
News & Views NSW Police investigating more than 80 cases of coercive control, Commissioner Karen Webb confirms It’s been three months since NSW’s coercive control laws came into effect, and so far, just one person has been charged with the offence.
News & Views The hidden kind of abuse we’re not talking about yet, and it’s more common than you might think Over the last 25 years, I’ve spoken to and worked with thousands of survivors of coercive control as a Shelter Manager, Senior Government Investigator, and domestic violence sector leader. I’ve also experienced abuse myself.
News & Views ‘A line in the sand’: Coercive control laws are now in effect in NSW New coercive control laws have officially come into effect in New South Wales, with the crime punishable with up to seven years’ imprisonment.
News & Views ‘Groundhog Day’: 40 years of Australian government responses to domestic violence reveal a bumpy road to change This is not the first time domestic violence has been declared a national crisis. Australian governments first got seriously involved in 1985. What can the past 40 years teach us?
News & Views How abusers can use cars and insurance policies for coercive control New research has flagged cars and insurance policies as a way for abusers to use coercive control against their partners and families.
News & Views Impacts of domestic violence ‘cannot be left at home’. Here’s how employers can support victim-survivors better. Georgia* was once going from strength to strength in her corporate career. Now, she’s never been less confident at work.
News & Views Five-year plan for ending violence against women released today Australia’s National Research Organisation for Women’s Safety (ANROWS) is launching a five-year plan to end violence against women.
