Ed's Blog Another family mourns. Another horror month of violence against women Less talk and media headlines. But the crisis of violence against women continues, with October being another horror month.
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.
Local Advocates call on support for older women and DV survivors this World Homelessness Day Advocates across Australia are calling for action this World Homelessness Day, as the issue continues to most affect women.
News & Views A dangerous weekend for women: Domestic violence will spike during the AFL and NRL grand finals Experts are warning that rates of domestic and family violence are expected to spike over the coming grand final weekends.
News & Views Early intervention program targeting young men and boys receives $23m from federal government A nation-wide, early intervention trial targeting young men and boys at risk of using family, domestic and sexual violence will receive further funding from the government to expand the trial across Australia.
News & Views Government launches national survey for domestic violence frontline workers The government will survey Australia’s family, domestic and sexual violence workforce to improve supports and outcomes for victim-survivors of abuse.
Soapbox Financial abuse is a touchpoint in the fight against domestic violence Financial abuse is often a precursor to more severe forms of violence, writes Zaneta Mascarenhas. The stories are heartbreaking.
Local Micaela Cronin delivers report on Australia’s progress to end violence against women and children Australia’s progress on the national plan to end violence against women and children is given in Commissioner Micaela Cronin’s report.
News & Views Gold Coast community to pay tribute to 10-year-old Sophie Wang at candlelight vigil Hundreds of people are expected to pay tribute to 10-year-old Sophie Wang at a candlelight vigil on Friday afternoon.
News & Views ‘We must do better’: One-third of homicides in NSW are domestic violence related, coroner reveals Almost one-third of homicides in NSW between 2000 and 2022 happened within a context of domestic violence, the NSW coroner has revealed.
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 More than 1 in 5 Australians admit to perpetrating sexual violence since age 18, new data shows More than one in five Australians have admitted to inflicting some sort of sexual violence since turning 18, according to recent data.
