News & Views Community mourns 23-year-old Hannah McGuire as Ballarat man charged with her murder A 21-year-old man will face a Ballarat court on Tuesday, charged with the murder of 23-year-old Hannah McGuire.
News & Views Why storytelling is one way to help us make sense of the crisis of violence against women Rachel Matthews, author of ‘Never Look Desperate’ dives into the intimate partner violence crisis, urging for societal change.
News & Views 49 women have been killed in Australia so far in 2023 as a result of violence. Are we actually making any progress? While it can feel like little progress is being made to stop women being killed by their partners or ex-partners, the data show a steady decline in recent years.
News & Views New insights on intimate partner violence as five women killed in 10 days Intimate partner violence is believed to have taken the lives of six women in just ten days.
News & Views ‘Emotionally, he’s destroyed me’: why intimate partner sexual violence needs to be taken as seriously as stranger rape Too often, sexual violence from an intimate partner is not taken seriously. New research shows the impact this can have on victim survivors, and how it can be redressed
Health rights and gender-based violence 34-year old Tatiana Dokhotaru found dead, after triple-0 calls fail to locate her NSW Police are opening its fourth critical incident inquiry in less than two weeks after 34-year-old Tatiana Dokhotaru was found dead inside an apartment in south-west Sydney, less than 24 hours after an anonymous triple-0 call.
News & Views Women are nearly twice as likely to suffer mental health disorders from intimate partner violence, study shows Study shows women are nearly twice as likely to suffer mental health disorders from Intimate Partner Violence and many don’t fully recover.
News & Views 1 in 3 women suffered economic hardship during pandemic, increasing likelihood of abuse Women going through financial difficulties brought on by the pandemic are up to three times more likely to be abused by their partners
News & Views Want to stop violence against women? We need to talk about pornography Research finds that women who’ve experienced intimate partner sexual violence believe pornography plays a role in their abuse.