News & Views The five demands of the No More national rallies happening this weekend Rallies calling for government action on violence against women are happening in a dozen locations across the country over the weekend.
News & Views Daniel Billings was on bail before police allege he murdered Molly Ticehurst Molly Ticehurst, a 28-year-old mother was killed in regional NSW, allegedly at the hands of her former partner who was on bail.
News & Views Community mourns 23-year-old Hannah McGuire as Ballarat man charged with her murder A 21-year-old man will face a Ballarat court on Tuesday, charged with the murder of 23-year-old Hannah McGuire.
News & Views ‘It’s happening in every community’: Rosie Batty on the despair and hope she feels about the state of domestic violence Former Australian of the Year Rosie Batty says she continues to hold both feelings of despair and hope at the state of Australia’s domestic and family violence crisis.
News & Views Too many people who apply for the government’s Escaping Violence Payment are rejected Between July and September 2023, over 50,000 Australians applied for the Escaping Violence Payment. More than 50 per cent of applicants were rejected.
News & Views Domestic violence NSW launches public pledge with Rosie Batty AO to end domestic violence Domestic Violence NSW and survivor advocate Rosie Batty AO have launched a public pledge to end the epidemic domestic and family violence.
News & Views We cannot achieve gender equality until we address the single biggest preventable risk factor that women face. Violence. We cannot ‘invest in women’ without addressing violence, writes Domestic Family and Sexual Violence Commissioner Micaela Cronin.
News & Views The global gender gap for women in the workplace is far wider than previously thought: World Bank report A new report from the World Bank has found that globally, women don’t have the same opportunities as men in the workforce.
News & Views New women’s refuge opens in Western Sydney specifically tailored for older women A women’s refuge has opened in Western Sydney by the St Vincent de Paul Society, offering crisis accommodation for women over the age of 45.
News & Views 52,000 women facing domestic violence turned away from legal services due to funding shortages Around 52,000 women are turned away from Women’s Legal Services Australia every year due to funding shortages, new research has revealed.
News & Views Domestic and family violence homicides have risen 50 per cent in Queensland Queensland police data reveals 24 people allegedly murdered by partners or family in the last financial year, compared to 16 previously.
News & Views 61 women killed this year: The chilling toll of men’s violence When it comes to ensuring women’s safety in Australia, we’ve found ourselves in a very grim place this year. Here’s a breakdown of the stats.