News & Views Hate crime laws won’t protect women if they expand the same systems that already fail us Hate crime laws won’t protect women if they expand a criminal system that already fails, silences and endangers us.
News & Views Australia’s progress isn’t translating into equality for all women Australia often looks strong by international comparison, but being “less unequal than others” is not the same as being equal.
News & Views When our courts and media protect the powerful, women pay a devastating price Our courts tell women that when we seek justice, we should be prepared to fight not only the men who harmed us but the systems that protect them.
News & Views Australia knows how to end violence against women. What we lack is the will to pay for it. Australia knows how to end gender-based violence. What we lack is the political will to make the fiscal decisions that match the crisis.
News & Views If a President has to smile through harassment, what hope do the rest of us have? If harassment can happen to a president in public, it reminds us how unsafe everyday spaces still are for women.
News & Views Donald Trump, domestic violence and the dangerous politics of “lesser” harm Donald Trump’s claim that domestic violence should not count in crime statistics was a chilling reminder of how easily harm is minimised.
News & Views Why gun reform is a domestic violence prevention issue Australia has long been heralded as a world leader in gun safety. But have we grown complacent? And is domestic violence sufficiently brought into these efforts?
