Wednesday marked the start of #OchreRibbonWeek which occurs annually between 12th – 19th February. It is an initiative supported by the National Family Violence Prevention Legal Services Forum and its…
Evangelical churches believe men should control women. That’s why they breed domestic violence
Vicki Lowik, CQUniversity Australia and Annabel Taylor, CQUniversity Australia Jane* was a member of Australia’s evangelical Christian community, and throughout her marriage she heard many sermons on …
‘Parental alienation’: the debunked theory that women lie about violence is still used in court
Zoe Rathus, Griffith University One Nation leader Pauline Hanson’s unfounded claim women that lie about domestic abuse to deny fathers access to their children is what’s driving the latest parliamenta…
‘This is about men’s behaviour’: Assistant Commissioner on Courtney Herron’s death
Again. On Saturday morning the body of a young woman, Courtney Herron, was found in a Melbourne park. A 27 year old man has been charged with her murder. Victoria Police have charged a 27-year-old man…
How banks can help stop financial abuse
Becky Batagol, Monash University and Marcia Neave, Monash University The Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services Industry delivers its final report today…
The saddest map of Australia you will ever see
Earlier this year journalist, domestic violence advocate and founder of The Red Heart campaign, Sherele Moody launched a journalism project to commemorate Australian lives lost to violence. She built …
‘We have a responsibility to keep people safe from violence’: Uber GM Susan Anderson announces women’s safety initiatives
Uber in Australia & New Zealand has today announced a suite of initiatives specifically targeted at keeping drivers and riders in the region safe. “Over the last year under the direction of Uber’s…
Eight people have been killed in their homes in 11 days. Four of them were children.
It has been described by an attending homicide detective as ‘potentially the most horrific crime scene’ he has ever attended. A 48-year old mother and her two children, an 8 year old son a…
When a father kills his children & destroys a woman’s life
It’s the end of term two today in NSW. The culmination of semester one means report cards and parent-teacher interviews, little markers for the school children in our lives. Yesterday afternoon over t…
The Daily Telegraph headline making light of men being violent
At first my eyes couldn’t quite believe what they saw. Surely, this isn’t real. Surely, this is a prank. Surely, a fist fight between two men isn’t being used as an excuse to play on…
