coercive control

A NSW parliamentary committee has said that coercive control should become a criminal offence in the state, in response to an inquiry.

CEO of Women’s Safety NSW Hayley Foster believes there is an appetite for change in the community when it comes to domestic violence.

A staggering percentage of migrant and refugee women will suffer unspeakable abuse at the hands of loved ones.

It’s the first time the Counting Dead Women Australia researchers of Destroy The Joint have recorded 3 women killed violently in a single day

If the government is going to explore criminalising coercive control, they must first listen to the experiences of victim survivors, writes Emily Maguire.

A victim of domestic abuse says coercive control is so insidious that survivors must be involved in designing the response.

This speech was delivered by Jess Hill at the launch of the Criminalise Coercive Control Campaign, spearheaded by advocacy and legal groups.

Prominent voices in the domestic and family violence space have formed a coalition to push for the criminalisation of coercive control.

Coercive control is a pattern of dominating and controlling behaviour that essentially strips away the victim’s freedoms and sense of self.

It’s been six months since Hannah Clarke and her three children, Aaliyah, Laianah and Trey were brutally and violently murdered in Brisbane.

Nearly one in 10 women in a relationship with a cohabiting partner has experienced domestic violence in Australia during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Under the coronavirus regime, leaving violent relationships is likely to become far more difficult and dangerous writes Amanda Gearing.