News & Views Domestic abuse has skyrocketed during pandemic, new research reveals Nearly one in 10 women in a relationship with a cohabiting partner has experienced domestic violence in Australia during the COVID-19 pandemic.
News & Views We must further explore how verbal abuse can be a red flag in intimate partner homicides Tara Costigan was murdered by her partner. How can a relationship with no history of physical violence abruptly end in murder?
News & Views Financial abuse of migrant and refugee women is a hidden factor in toxic relationships Spousal financial abuse disproportionately affects women and is particularly prevalent in migrant communities, writes Dr Sabrin Farooqui.
News & Views ‘Call it out’: A new campaign to empower bystanders seeing or hearing abuse The Respect Each Other: ‘Call It Out’ campaign asks neighbours, housemates, family members and friends to call out family violence and abuse.
News & Views ‘I hope it makes more politicians read the book’: Stella Prize winner Jess Hill Jess Hill won the 2020 Stella Prize and tells Jessie Tu how she sought to undercover the ‘concealed truth’ of domestic abuse in Australia.
News & Views Journalist Jess Hill wins the 2020 Stella Prize Journalist Jess Hill has won the 2020 Stella Prize for her non-fiction book ‘Look What You Made Me Do’, a profound & searing examination of domestic abuse.
News & Views What you need to know about financial abuse & what to do if it happens to you Financial abuse is when a person controls your access to money or property without your consent or manipulates your financial decisions.
Uncategorised Domestic violence or domestic abuse? Why terminology matters Language is important. Using the right word sends a message. This is why we need start using the right terminology when it comes to domestic violence.