News & Views Domestic violence: The forgotten pandemic with no vaccine Domestic violence is equally universal and indiscriminate as COVID-19, marring every singly society worldwide.
News & Views Thousands of women return to violent partners because they can’t access affordable housing. It’s time for change. New research has revealed that up to 7,700 women a year are returning to partners who enact violence. 9,120 women are homeless.
News & Views Man charged with attempted murder, arson & DV offences after setting fire to house with two women inside A man has been charged with attempted murder, arson, and domestic violence offences after allegedly setting fire to a Brisbane house.
News & Views Morrison Government doubles women’s safety budget to $227 million a year. But it’s $1 billion that’s needed Over the weekend, the Morrison government announced it would double its spending on women’s safety to $227 million annually.
News & Views When domestic violence came knocking at my door Psychologist Simone Jeavons writes about the night a neighbour came knocking on her door screaming for help as her husband chased after her.
News & Views Here’s why ‘See What You Made Me Do’ is a must watch series on domestic violence Jess Hill’s powerful, shocking book — See What You Made Me Do has been turned into a three part SBS series on domestic violence.
News & Views Family of Kelly Wilkinson say she made contact with police repeatedly before her alleged murder Wilkinson’s sister, Danielle Carroll, has now told the ABC’s 7.30 program that the mother of three was in contact with police and support services daily in the weeks before her death.
News & Views Men’s violence and emotional abuse against women increases when women become breadwinners A new study found men are more likely to perpetrate violence against a female partner if she earns more than half of the household income.
News & Views Note to the PM: Women want more than respect – we want equality In an interview on A Current Affair last week, the Prime Minister said the word ‘respect’ 14 times and didn’t mention ‘equality’ once.
News & Views Aboriginal women in NSW less likely to be granted bail by police New research shows Aboriginal women in NSW are 8.3 per cent less likely to be granted bail by police than non-Aboriginal women.
Politics Government urges domestic violence victims to strip superannuation early to fund their own crisis response Victims of family and domestic violence will now be able to strip $10,000 from their retirement savings to fund their own crisis response.
News & Views I was trapped in an abusive relationship. The rule of law didn’t help me one bit. My abuser dished out threats aplenty. I felt unsafe in my home and informed the police. Their response was challenging.