Appointments Alison Scott appointed co-chair of first national Lived Experience Advisory Council The Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence Commission has appointed Alison Scott as first co-chair of the Lived Experience Advisory Council.
Politics ‘Appalling result’: Only 63 of promised 500 domestic violence workers have been hired Only 53 of the 500 domestic violence sector workers promised by the federal government’s 2022 budget have been hired, latest estimates say
News & Views Three women were killed over the weekend. When will male violence end? Communities across Australia are grieving after a spate of domestic violence occurred over the weekend, leaving three women killed.
News & Views Stop gaslighting women facing alcohol-fuelled domestic violence We cannot ignore the evidence which demonstrates women face greater risk of being killed or severely injured if their abuser is under the influence of alcohol.
News & Views ‘I did everything I could’: Daughter of gunman that killed two women in WA feels ‘let down’ by police Ariel Bombara alerted police three times to the threat of her father’s collection of 13 guns, just weeks before he shot and killed a mother and daughter in Western Australia.
News & Views Mother and daughter killed by ex-husband of mother’s friend in Floreat A mother and daughter in Western Australia have been killed by the ex-husband of the mother’s friend in Floreat, Perth.
Local Underpaid social workers are leaving the sector as Australia grapples with domestic violence crisis Chronic and systemic underpayment is placing social workers under significant financial strain and contributing to labour shortages.
News & Views The messages we tell our children continue to normalise domestic violence. We must call it out. Laurie Marsden took her daughter to see a stage production of Beauty and the Beast. The story normalises the dynamics of domestic violence.
News & Views Two-year-old boy and father found dead in alleged murder-suicide in Lismore The Lismore community is in mourning after the devastating discovery of the bodies of a two-year-old boy and his father, following a suspected murder-suicide.
News & Views Employers should support workers who are victims of domestic violence. Here are four companies who are leading the way. We look at what some workplaces are doing in response to domestic and family violence, thanks to our partnership with Family Friendly Workplaces.
News & Views ‘Student loans, cost of living, healthcare, safety’: What young women want to see in the budget I decided to ask my friends – all 20-something year olds living in Australia – what they want to see the government invest in the budget.
News & Views Chris Dawson returns to court to fight his 24-year sentence Chris Dawson will return to court today to fight for a chance to be released from prison before his 93rd birthday.