News & Views Five women were murdered in Australia in seven days The names of the five women murdered in the last week of September are Helena Broadbent, Trudy Dreyer, Selma Adem Ibrahim, Kim Chau and Mhelody Bruno.
News & Views #AmINext: Thousands line the streets to protest violence against women in South Africa Thousands of South African women took to the streets of Cape Town on Thursday to protest against increasing levels of gender-based violence.
News & Views The frustrating debate about ending violence against women Is primary prevention being used as a cover for lack of action on keeping women & children safe from violence now? Dr Merrindahl Andrew says we need both.
News & Views Her name is Michaela Dunn, the ‘incredible’ young woman who died in Sydney CBD stabbing Michaela Dunn was found dead in a Sydney apartment in the CBD on Monday afternoon, believed to have been killed by Mert Ney.
News & Views Enough with the ‘feminists hate men’ trope. It’s rubbish. Women’s Safety NSW CEO Hayley Foster says the idea that feminists hate men remains popular despite being completely false.
News & Views The problem with Quentin Tarantino’s predilection for female violence In film the glorification of male power involves female suffering. Quentin Tarantino’s latest film continues to normalise the subordination of women.
News & Views Her name is Sabrina Lekaj Sabrina Lekaj was found dead in her car near her Adelaide home late on Sunday evening. Her father is expected to be charged with her murder.
News & Views See What You Made Me Do: why it’s time to focus on the perpetrator when tackling domestic violence Four years of intensive journalistic investigation have produced See What You Made Me Do, a book by Jess Hill about power, control & abuse.
News & Views 24 women have now been violently killed this year in Australia In 2019, 24 women have been violently killed in Australia and it’s estimated that between 50-75% percent of those were killed by someone they knew.
News & Views Why I have been terrified for a woman called Lucy* since Friday On Friday Julie McKay encountered a woman experiencing domestic violence. The police said she’d be fine. Julie’s not confident. She’s terrified.
News & Views Weren’t the criminal charges John Setka’s pleading guilty to ‘inconsistent’ with Labor’s values? After reports of John Setka’s allegedly disparaging remarks about Rosie Batty Labor proposed expelling him. Why weren’t the criminal charges enough?
Ed's Blog Anthony Albanese wants John Setka expelled from the Labor party over Rosie Batty remarks “I don’t want him in our party.” Anthony Albanese will seek to have union boss John Setka expelled from Labor party over comments about Rosie Batty.