violence against women

The rate of intimate partner homicides in Australia in 2022-23 increased by almost 30 per cent compared to the previous year.

Thousands of people marched in multiple cities, demanding the government declare the murders as a national emergency. 

Emma Bates has been remembered as a “proud aunty” who had “the biggest heart” after her body was found inside her home in Northern Victoria. 

Rallies calling for government action on violence against women are happening in a dozen locations across the country over the weekend.

Molly Ticehurst, a 28-year-old mother was killed in regional NSW, allegedly at the hands of her former partner who was on bail.

Victorian woman Hannah McGuire, 23, had reportedly sought help from police two weeks before she was allegedly murdered by Lachlan Young.

NSW Police Inspector Amy Scott joined mourners of last week’s Bondi Junction violent attack at candlelight vigil.

Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus has said there is a crisis of male violence in Australia, labelling it a “scourge” that must be stopped. 

Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan has said violence against women is the “number one law and order issue” in Australia.

Luis Rubiales’ non-consensual kiss of Spanish soccer star Jenni Hermoso is far from an isolated incident, according to new research.

A snap rally in Ballarat will be held tonight to remember the lives of three women who were allegedly murdered at the hands of male violence this year.

OJ Simpson, the former US football star famously acquitted of murdering his ex-wife and her friend, has died of cancer aged 76.