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violence

An uneasy contradiction: Australia climbs gender equality ranks—but gender-based violence gets worse

Australia’s progress on gender equality sits uneasily alongside a national crisis: gender-based violence is not falling — it is escalating.

What the ‘Ten to Men’ study tells us — and what it must not excuse

We must talk about what happens when data like this is published: who uses it, what for, and whose interests it is placed in service to argue for.

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If we’re not planning for safety this election, we’re not planning for anything

Neither major party has made a clear, additional commitments to ending gender-based violence this election campaign.

What works to prevent violence against women? Here’s what the evidence says

Effective violence prevention programs in Australia address core drivers like gender inequality, child abuse, and alcohol misuse.

Lauren French’s mission to decolonise the violence prevention space

For Lauren French, head of education at Body Safety Australia, it’s obvious that Western approaches to family and sexual violence are not working.