News & Views This week’s ‘leadership’: Chaos & fear mongering that ignores the real terror ahead Climate change? Domestic violence? All low on the agenda once again in favour of vitriolic politics and other forms of fearmongering
News & Views My wish list on Valentine’s Day Forget red roses, if you want to make women happy as the Valentine’s Day marketing trope suggests, this is the wishlist to consider.
News & Views Why it’s too late for this government to claim it takes domestic violence seriously A $78 million funding package for domestic violence is too little for a government that has consistently failed to provide adequate funding.
News & Views ‘Women were not depicted as objects’: Charlie Sheen ad deemed fit by watchdog In the age of #TimesUp, it seems some organisations are intent on digging in heels and resisting positive change– Ultra Tune is perhaps the prime example.
News & Views “This bitch lyin”: Chris Brown faces rape allegations in Paris US rapper, Chris Brown was apprehended by police yesterday in Paris on suspicion of rape charges but has since been released without charge.
News & Views Women seeking asylum for family violence have a seriously tough time getting it Even though the UNHCR has determined Rahaf Mohammed al-Qunun is a refugee, her future remains uncertain. The original definition of ‘refugee’ was not developed for women fleeing violence.
News & Views The saddest map of Australia you will ever see Every heart on the Australian Femicide Map represents a woman or a child lost to violence. The project is run by The Red Heart Campaign’s Sherele Moody.
News & Views A tragedy with no end: Olga Edwards is found dead at the home where her children were killed Olga Edwards, a Sydney solicitor whose teenage children Jack and Jennifer were murdered by their father in June, has been found dead.
News & Views One in five say DV is ‘normal reaction to day-to-day stress’: New research confirms alarming attitudes The latest National Community Attitudes towards Violence against Women Survey shows alarming attitudes to violence and gender equality.
News & Views The ‘most dangerous place’ for women is inside their own home, UN study says More than half of female murder victims last year globally, were killed by their partners or family members a new United Nations study has reported.
Uncategorised Imagine a world where services supporting women experiencing family violence were no longer required I’m angry because women in this country are being hurt and killed by the men that they trust, by the men that they know, by the men that they love.
News & Views Charlie Sheen on tour: Have we forgotten heinous domestic assault charges? The government approved Charlie Sheen’s publicity tour despite 20 years of domestic assault charges. Are we turning a blind eye to celebrity perpetrators?