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 First women-only mental health facility dedicated to DV-related PTSD to open in August Australia will open its first ever women’s hospital for treating post-traumatic stress disorder in women recovering from domestic violence.
News & Views The three-year plan for the next government to take action as gender-based violence increases National Women’s Safety Alliance have set out 20 actions for the next government to fulfil as violence against women rises.
News & Views Funding for GPS trackers for domestic violence perpetrators announced by federal government A new $150 million package to tackle domestic violence has been announced, including $20 million to trial a new GPS tracking program.
News & Views ‘Talk is cheap’: Greens push for $12 billion for domestic violence frontline services The federal Greens have announced a sweeping range of new policies to improve women’s safety and domestic violence in Australia.
News & Views Labor’s pledge to appoint a domestic violence commissioner sparks competition from Morrison government Both major parties have announced new policies to address domestic and sexual violence, with Labor pledging to create a new commissioner.
News & Views NSW government to deliver 75 women’s refuges in biggest ever spend to tackle domestic violence The NSW government will spend nearly $500 million to tackle domestic and family violence and establish women’s refuges across the state.
News & Views Domestic violence services experiencing surging demands during lockdowns. Where is the surge in funding? Domestic Violence NSW has today released their report, ‘The impact of the 2021 Greater Sydney COVID-19 lockdown on specialist domestic and family violence services, and their clients’.
Life Women’s health is at risk. But AstraZeneca isn’t where our focus should lie As a young woman, there are threats to my life and health far greater than rare blood clots linked to AstraZeneca.
News & Views Serious about tackling domestic violence? Let’s call time on sick, sensational headlines A headline splashed across the front page of the newspaper viewed by 400,000 Australians each day. It read: ‘MUM FOUND IN TIP’.
News & Views Want to stop violence against women? We need to talk about pornography Research finds that women who’ve experienced intimate partner sexual violence believe pornography plays a role in their abuse.