Advocates are urging students and parents to consider what training prospective university campus residences will provide to prevent sexual violence when deciding on where to live this year. “We…
One in five say DV is ‘normal reaction to day-to-day stress’: New research confirms alarming attitudes
A concerning number of Australians hold outdated and harmful attitudes to violence against women and gender equality. A fifth of Australians believe that ‘a lot of what is called domestic violence is …
NSW Police say ‘mistaken belief’ is an accused’s lack of care for the person they want to have sex with
In May this year, prompted by a 4 Corners episode in which Saxon Mullins described the events that led to the high-profile conviction and then acquittal of Luke Lazarus, the New South Wales Attorney-G…
Domestic violence in Australia is a crisis
Family, domestic and sexual violence is a crisis in Australia that is not abating. A landmark study conducted by the government’s Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) confirms DV re…
How rape is being used as a weapon against women in Burma
You will want to click away from this news. It will be tempting to avert your eyes and find something else to read. Anything else. I know that will be the case and I understand because I feel the same…
Domestic violence now a worldwide epidemic
Almost one third of the world’s women have experienced domestic violence, and 38% of women who’re murdered are killed by a current or former partner, according to the World Health Organisa…
