News & Views Walking home at night is not an act that should require courage: Violet Roumeliotis In light of the tragic death of Aya Maasarwe, Violet Roumeliotis discusses the prevalence of violence against women in Australia.
News & Views NRL boss says the sport will no longer tolerate violence against women NRL boss Todd Greenberg said “I can’t make it any clearer if you are found guilty of these criminal offences there is no place in the game for you.”
News & Views ‘Hard to keep an olive branch in the palm of your hand when you need your keys between your fingers’: Sydney Women’s March in pictures Three thousand women and men marched in Sydney on Sunday as part of the Women’s March global protest in major cities to fight for women’s rights.
Ed's Blog The horrific murder of Aiia Maasarwe is another reason the status quo isn’t good enough The backdrop of a man violently killing Aiia Maasarwe was a fiery public discussion about toxic masculinity sparked by an ad imploring men to be better.
News & Views The saddest map of Australia you will ever see Every heart on the Australian Femicide Map represents a woman or a child lost to violence. The project is run by The Red Heart Campaign’s Sherele Moody.
News & Views A tragedy with no end: Olga Edwards is found dead at the home where her children were killed Olga Edwards, a Sydney solicitor whose teenage children Jack and Jennifer were murdered by their father in June, has been found dead.
News & Views Backpacking did not kill Grace Millane New Zealand police have confirmed they found a body in the search for Grace Millane, a 22-year old British graduate, who had been missing for almost a week.
News & Views One in five say DV is ‘normal reaction to day-to-day stress’: New research confirms alarming attitudes The latest National Community Attitudes towards Violence against Women Survey shows alarming attitudes to violence and gender equality.
News & Views ‘Ban Gavin McInnes’: Marcia Langton, Nyandol Nyuon & Kerryn Phelps lobby Parliament to act Kerryn Phelps, Marcia Langton and Nyadol Nyuon will deliver an 80,000-person signed petition to Parliament, requesting that Gavin McInnes be banned.
News & Views It’s time for ALL victims of gender based violence and assault to be heard Gender violence, domestic violence and assault is commonplace in Australia, yet it is only a handful of stories which seize our attention.
News & Views ‘We have a responsibility to keep people safe from violence’: Uber GM Susan Anderson announces women’s safety initiatives Uber GM in Australia New Zealand, Susan Anderson, announces a suite of women’s safety initiatives to help raise awareness of and prevent gendered violence.
Politics Daniel Andrews says ‘no’ to preference deals with ‘toxic’ Greens Victorian Labor Premier, Daniel Andrews has told the Greens he will not be cutting preference deals if they fail to discipline members who denigrate women.