Health NSW becomes first state to criminalise coercive control as stand-alone offence NSW Parliament has passed a legislation to criminalise coercive control — making it first state in the country to do so.
News & Views New Coercive Control Bill has flaws, warns 220+ domestic and family violence advocates Leading domestic and family violence advocates are concerned about the NSW Government’s new Coercive Control Bill harming victims.
News & Views Women who suffer domestic violence fare much worse financially after separating from their partner: new data After separation, mothers who experienced domestic violence on average suffered a drop in income of 34%, compared with a 20% decrease for mothers who didn’t experience domestic violence.
News & Views Criminalising coercive control in Queensland was the shift we needed to save lives This week, Queensland took a huge step towards improving the system for women by announcing it will criminalise coercive control.
News & Views Queensland to criminalise coercive control and hold inquiry into police response to domestic violence The Queensland government will introduce a bill to criminalise coercive control by the end of 2023, Annastacia Palaszczuk has announced.
Health rights and gender-based violence My husband sexually abused me for 13 years…and I had no idea I had no idea how insidious domestic abuse can be. And then I met my husband.
News & Views NSW parliamentary committee says coercive control should be criminalised A NSW parliamentary committee has said that coercive control should become a criminal offence in the state, in response to an inquiry.
News & Views Four women have already been violently murdered this year. We need constructive political action now CEO of Women’s Safety NSW Hayley Foster believes there is an appetite for change in the community when it comes to domestic violence.
News & Views Coercive control: An unrecognised form of domestic violence in migrant and refugee community A staggering percentage of migrant and refugee women will suffer unspeakable abuse at the hands of loved ones.
News & Views 49 women have now been killed violently in Australia this year 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
News & Views Be wary of unintended consequences in criminalising coercive control If the government is going to explore criminalising coercive control, they must first listen to the experiences of victim survivors, writes Emily Maguire.
News & Views Coercive control is insidious. That’s why survivors’ voices must be heard when designing a response A victim of domestic abuse says coercive control is so insidious that survivors must be involved in designing the response.
