News & Views ‘Long overdue’: NSW government proposes new bail laws for domestic violence offenders A suite of long awaited bail reform measures will be announced by the New South Wales government today. Here are the details.
News & Views ‘The victim died of a heart attack’: Man who punched a woman 40 times found not to have contributed to her death Family of a Jigalong woman who was attacked by her male partner hours before she died has voiced their betrayal by justice system.
News & Views Molly’s Law: Family and friends of Molly Ticehurst call for bail law reform in NSW Friends and family of Molly Ticehurst are calling for bail law reforms in NSW named in her honour.
News & Views Crossbenchers sign open letter to Anthony Albanese for action on gender-based violence Eleven MPs on the crossbench have signed a letter calling for “coordinated action” to combat violence against women.
News & Views ‘We must do better’: Albanese announces national cabinet meeting to address violence against women Anthony Albanese has called a national cabinet meeting to address state, territory and federal responses to violence against women and children
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.