domestic violence

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.

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.

Chris Dawson will return to court today to fight for a chance to be released from prison before his 93rd birthday. 

‘Every Bird Counts’ is the message members of the community in the regional town of Orange, NSW want you to hear, where the statistics of domestic violence are double the state’s average.

Whilst now in my 40’s, and having fled our father when I was 8 years old, I do wonder whether he knows the damage done, and the terror which still haunts me.

The Victorian government handed down its budget for 2024-25 on Tuesday, with cost-of-living pressures for families taking centre stage.

Nowhere in the political announcements and promises are children as victim-survivors in their own right considered.

Calls for the Albanese government to raise welfare payments to support women leaving violent situations has been backed by more than 200 Australian women and non-binary leaders.

We have an opportunity here. Australia is ready to make change, to stop this scourge of men’s violence against women.

The NSW government has pledged $230 million to tackle violence against women through a reform package.

An emergency NSW cabinet meeting is being held in Sydney today to address the state’s response to family, domestic and sexual violence.