News & Views NSW Labor propose bill to criminalise coercive control & jail perpetrators Coercive control is a pattern of dominating and controlling behaviour that essentially strips away the victim’s freedoms and sense of self.
News & Views Six months after Hannah Clarke’s murder, decisive action on domestic violence is needed It’s been six months since Hannah Clarke and her three children, Aaliyah, Laianah and Trey were brutally and violently murdered in Brisbane.
News & Views Government fails to deliver promised family law superannuation scheme on time The federal government has failed to deliver a promised $3.3 million scheme that would have stopped domestic abuse perpetrators hiding their superannuation during Family Court disputes.
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.