Tech Could virtual reality help police respond to domestic violence? Virtual reality (VR) headsets are being developed in Wales to help student police officers better support domestic violence victims.
News & Views British footballer Jay Hart to be deported from Australia after brave women speak out over abuse claims A British footballer has been ordered by the Immigration Minister to leave the country after a group of brave women reported his abuse.
News & Views National Rally Against Violence draws thousands across Australia Thousands of protesters took to the streets in various cities and towns across the nation over the weekend, demanding end to violence.
News & Views ‘Faced with the unthinkable, we must fight back’: Gisele Pelicot’s daughter is combating drug-facilitated sexual abuse In her memoir, Caroline Darian, the daughter of Gisèle Pelicot, processes her trauma by fighting for change
News & Views Domestic abuse and suicide: Kiena Dawes’ tragic death highlights a gap in awareness Domestic abuse and suicide has been consistently linked, but a court ruling over a young mother’s death shows the need for more awareness.
News & Views ‘Overlooked by policymakers’: Kylea Tink calls for a national approach to end technology-facilitated abuse New laws to limit access to technology for perpetrators alongside a national approach to tackling technology-facilitated abuse are among key suggestions put forward by independent MP, Kylea Tink
News & Views One in five women in Australia have been stalked, most often by a current or former male partner One in five women in Australia aged 15 or older have been stalked, new data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has revealed.
Climate Domestic violence rates increase after climate disasters, new study finds The effects of climate change directly impact the rate of intimate partner violence, a new study from the UK has found.
News & Views ‘It’s insidious’: The rise of technology-facilitated abuse in domestic violence Independent MP for North Sydney Kylea Tink says we need to be talking more about technology-facilitated abuse.
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 Violence towards refugee and migrant women often goes undetected. We’ve found a way to help fix that We found refugee women place a high value on being able to talk with someone who speaks their language,
Local ‘Sexually transmitted debts’: Australia’s tax system is being weaponised by domestic violence abusers After victim survivors escape the abusive relationship, they are finding tax debts for companies they didn’t know they were signatories to.
