domestic and family violence

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. 

Around 52,000 women are turned away from Women’s Legal Services Australia every year due to funding shortages, new research has revealed.

Queensland police data reveals 24 people allegedly murdered by partners or family in the last financial year, compared to 16 previously.

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.

New research has flagged cars and insurance policies as a way for abusers to use coercive control against their partners and families.

A women’s shelter in Perth has officially closed, leaving dozens of women and survivors of domestic violence without emergency accommodation.

A petition demanding more action after the recent killings of women across Australia has had more than 11,000 signatures in just over a week. 

Parliament House was lit up in bright orange on Monday night to mark the UN’s 16 days of activism against gender-based violence. 

When a man kills a woman, our culture asks us to paint a different picture, to make excuses, to justify what happened.

Three prominent politicians have joined together to call for a renewed focus on the “epidemic” of men’s violence against women.

Professor Marcia Langton has said that the NT government’s plan to only provide $20 million in funding over two years is “gobsmacking”.

NSW hospitals will now be equip with dozens more sexual assault nurse examiners as numbers of sexual assault cases continue to rise.