News & Views Domestic violence rates are unacceptably high. How can we demand change? People keep asking why aren’t we seeing a change in the unacceptably high rates of family, domestic and sexual violence.
News & Views ‘We cannot keep doing the same’: South Australia to hold royal commission into domestic violence The South Australian government announced a royal commission into family and domestic violence in the state.
News & Views Number of women killed by violence in Australia now at 59, surpassing 2022 figure As 16 days of activism against gender-based violence came to a close, the number of women killed by violence in Australia has grown.
News & Views A man has told the truth about how women are affected by violence. Finally. A man has gone viral on TikTok for his “take on dating” – and it may not be what you immediately assume.
News & Views 1800RESPECT now has an SMS service for victims of family and domestic violence 1800RESPECT has expanded its services to provide support for victims of family, domestic and sexual violence via SMS text message.
News & Views Impacts of domestic violence ‘cannot be left at home’. Here’s how employers can support victim-survivors better. Georgia* was once going from strength to strength in her corporate career. Now, she’s never been less confident at work.
News & Views Five-year plan for ending violence against women released today Australia’s National Research Organisation for Women’s Safety (ANROWS) is launching a five-year plan to end violence against women.
News & Views Government to invest $15 million into First Nations-led research on family and domestic violence The Albanese government has announced it will invest $15 million into First Nations-led research on family, domestic and sexual violence.
Books The key role Tanya Plibersek played in highlighting violence against women as a national crisis Women’s Agenda shares this extract from Tanya Plibersek’s new biography, On Her Own Terms, written by award-winning journalist Margaret Simons.
News & Views We’re missing opportunities to identify domestic violence perpetrators: This is what needs to change New research reveals practitioners across a range of services are missing opportunities to identify people who choose to perpetrate violence.
Life Consider the single-parent families living their worst Christmas since 2019 This Christmas I am asking the Australians waiting to board a plane, sitting in traffic on road trips, sitting round the dinner table looking at all the leftovers and all the discarded wrapping paper, take a moment and think about the three million Australians, including 760,000, who are going without.
Employers Workplaces have the power to help end family and domestic violence Employers have incredible power to help in ending domestic and family violence, and the opportunity to bring team members together around this essential goal.
