News & Views Man charged with murder of 32-year-old woman in remote WA town A man has been charged with the murder of a 32-year-old woman, whose body was found in a home in a small Western Australia town.
News & Views Christmas is the most dangerous time for women and children, and crisis accommodations are at breaking point As many prepare for festive end-of-year celebrations, women’s shelters around the country are preparing for their busiest time of the year, with numerous shelters already at capacity.
News & Views 35-year-old man charged over alleged murder of Khouloud Hawatt in Belmore Police say there was nothing they had “failed to do” to prevent the murder of mother-of-five Khouloud Hawatt, who was found dead at a home in Sydney’s south-west.
News & Views Courtney Anderson endured a decade of abuse. Her family is calling for a thorough investigation into her death The family of Courtney Paige Anderson, who died in April in suspicious circumstances, is imploring the Queensland government to conduct a thorough investigation into her death.
News & Views $5.7 billion: The crippling toll of financial abuse, one of the most insidious forms of domestic violence Financial abuse is a widespread issue with a direct cost to victims estimated at $5.7 billion, according to a report, tabled in Parliament.
News & Views Northern Rivers Community Foundation provides critical funding to female changemakers Women are leading meaningful change funded by Northern Rivers Community Foundation grants across the Northern Rivers region.
Local Ariel Bombara on the ‘utterly unfair, twisted weight’ that falls on women to manage men’s violence Ariel Bombara has given a powerful address at a rally against domestic violence, calling for victim-survivors to be better supported.
News & Views Almost all domestic violence involves economic abuse. Here’s how we should better protect women More than 90 per cent of domestic violence victim-survivors continue to experience abuse after leaving a violent relationship.
News & Views ‘None of these are radical’: Elisabeth Armitage delivers 35 recommendations following coronial inquest into DFSV deaths in the NT After more than a year of investigating the domestic violence killings of four Aboriginal women, the Northern Territory’s coroner Elisabeth Armitage has handed down her final report.
News & Views We cannot become desensitised to domestic violence statistics. Urgent action is needed. We should be completely outraged by these numbers and have zero tolerance towards domestic and family violence.
News & Views ‘Stop overlooking, start listening’: ANROWS calls for better protection of children from violence ANROWS has released a landmark report calling for better protection of children and young people from family, domestic and sexual violence.
News & Views The hidden workforce supporting culturally diverse women and girls experiencing violence First-line workers from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds are taking on this unexpected dual role.