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 Let’s change the conversation around family violence to include experiences of LGBTIQ+ people Recent research shows that 6 in 10 LGBTIQ+ people have experienced family violence. A new campaign wants to change the conversation.
Health Women’s mental health suffers as misogyny prevails in our parliament Women’s mental health has been disproportionately impacted upon by the COVID-19 pandemic, writes Dr Skye Kinder.
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 We need to talk about family violence perpetrators There remains much to do to shift to the burden of family violence from victim-survivors to the perpetrators, writes Jacqui Watt.
News & Views Channel 7 host & former White Ribbon chair, Andrew O’Keefe faces domestic violence charges TV host and former White Ribbon chairman Andrew O’Keefe has been charged by police over an alleged domestic assault on his partner.
News & Views This Christmas the Morrison Government needs to fully fund services that keep women and children fleeing abuse safe Seasonal changes and public holidays like Christmas and New Year are linked to higher rates of family, domestic and sexual violence.
News & Views Be wary of unintended consequences in criminalising coercive control If the government is going to explore criminalising coercive control, they must first listen to the experiences of victim survivors, writes Emily Maguire.
News & Views Limited domestic violence support for women on temporary visas Women on temporary visas who experience domestic violence have limited protection and support against abusive partners.
News & Views Frontline data reveals how Victorian lockdown is impacting family violence help-seeking behaviours How has the pandemic has exacerbated experiences of family violence? And how are the restrictions are affecting people’s ability to seek help?
Soapbox We can’t let women’s safety slip of the budget agenda Women’s safety is not getting anything like the funding it needs, especially during this crisis. Let’s call on the Morrison Govt to do more.
News & Views Government fails to deliver promised family law superannuation scheme on time The federal government has failed to deliver a promised $3.3 million scheme that would have stopped domestic abuse perpetrators hiding their superannuation during Family Court disputes.