Leadership ‘Warrior of change’: Jo Cooper’s mission to prevent domestic violence through Clare’s Law Survivor, advocate and artist Jo Cooper is campaigning for nationwide adoption of Clare’s Law to prevent domestic violence.
News & Views ‘Disturbing’ DV assault: Is this the standard JCU is willing to accept from its future doctors? A JCU medical student assaulted his partner. No conviction was recorded. Now, questions are being asked about accountability in medicine.
News & Views Queensland magistrate accepts emergency defence for woman driver fleeing domestic violence A woman driver who was charged while disqualified has been acquitted after a magistrate recognised she was fleeing domestic violence.
News & Views Victim-survivor groups dismayed by Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs verdict Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs has been spared life behind bars after a jury found him not guilty of sex trafficking and racketeering conspiracy.
Local ‘Business as usual’: Domestic violence advocates say NSW budget misses the mark Domestic and family violence advocates call out a lack of funding in the Minns Government’s 2025-26 New South Wales Budget handed down today.
News & Views Sporting clubs unite against domestic violence — but do women still lose out? Until sporting clubs confront the industries and behaviours driving domestic violence, their messaging will continue to ring hollow.
Local Domestic violence-related assaults on the rise in NSW, as specialist services stretched Domestic violence-related assaults and sexual assaults have increased in NSW, amid funding shortfalls for support services.
News & Views Frontline services call for support ahead of anticipated State of Origin domestic violence spike State of Origin night can mean danger for some families, so supporting local refuges can help save lives.
News & Views What the ‘Ten to Men’ study tells us — and what it must not excuse We must talk about what happens when data like this is published: who uses it, what for, and whose interests it is placed in service to argue for.
News & Views ‘No one knew what was happening’: new research shows how domestic violence harms young people’s schooling Young people told us how the chaos, fear and emotional exhaustion of life at home made it difficult to complete homework or study for exams.
Sport Darwin welcomes first women’s-only trauma-focused boxing program The first women’s-only trauma-focused boxing program is offering a safe space for victim-survivors of domestic violence to be empowered.
News & Views Drop in donations leaves female-founded animal rescue shelter at breaking point. There’s still time to help An animal rescue shelter providing critical support is on the brink of permanent closure, in the face of dwindling public donations.