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.
News & Views Man charged with attempted murder, arson & DV offences after setting fire to house with two women inside A man has been charged with attempted murder, arson, and domestic violence offences after allegedly setting fire to a Brisbane house.
News & Views Here’s why ‘See What You Made Me Do’ is a must watch series on domestic violence Jess Hill’s powerful, shocking book — See What You Made Me Do has been turned into a three part SBS series on domestic violence.
News & Views What I know about making Australia a country that is safe for all women The roadmap to gender equity isn’t final and the joint policy statement isn’t definitive, but we cannot deny solutions exist.
News & Views Being in a violent relationship made me feel like the proverbial frog in hot water The fact is that the frog does try to escape – over and over and over. But with each attempt it gets far more severely burnt on the much hotter pot, and recoils at this far greater pain.
News & Views Her name is Kelly Wilkinson On Tuesday morning, Kelly Wilkinson’s body was found burned in a suburban back yard on the Gold Coast. She was 27 years old.