The findings are a stark reminder men’s violence against women is a national crisis and system reform is urgent.
- Professor (Practice), Faculty of Business and Economics, Monash University
There is a crisis in women’s safety but the commitments are piecemeal and some aren’t even new.
A new study finds that while there have been improvements in the way victim-survivors are treated at work, there is still much to be done.
Expanding police powers in dealing with family violence comes with considerable risks to victim-survivors, and should be treated with caution.
A key part of the budget’s focus on women was a funding boost to help stop domestic violence.
Australia first needs a better understanding of what coercive control is and how to respond to it. If law reform is rushed, victims will be put at risk.
Frontline services report that more women are using online or telephone support for family violence during the second lockdown, while more men are also seeking help for abusive behaviour.
New research finds frontline domestic violence workers are at risk of burnout, due to increased pressures around COVID-19.
The inquiry’s final report is thin, adding little to what we already know about the scourge of family violence and missing a chance to demonstrate genuine commitment to combating it.
There’s a real risk perpetrators of domestic violence will go ‘unchecked’ during the pandemic. But programs are coming up with innovative ways to monitor them and provide them with support.
Advocates say the recent quashing of Sally Challen’s murder conviction brought attention to a hidden feature of domestic violence. But it may have also painted Challen as an unstable woman.
One year after the Royal Commission into Northern Territory child detention recommended big changes, little of substance has been done to tackle the problem by the NT Labor government.
A stand-alone offence of non-fatal strangulation would be difficult to prove and detract from the ways in which family violence victims are being failed in other policy areas.
The murder of a parent by their child, known as parricide, is a relatively uncommon form of family violence. We need to know much more about it to better understand and prevent it.
The Victorian government’s new centre to prevent terrorist and lone actor attacks needs to fully understand the links between these types of attacks and violence against women.
Under recently announced Victoria Police changes, family violence will be investigated as major crime by specialised units.
New laws are often seen as an answer in tackling intimate partner violence, but our research shows it is not always the best response.
Research is revealing that both families who have experienced adolescent family violence and those working with them feel the criminal justice system is not an appropriate way to respond to it.
At a time when many Australian jurisdictions are imprisoning more people than ever, any policies that increase prisoner numbers must be seriously reconsidered.
A year since its royal commission reported, Victoria continues to lead the nation in how to respond to, and prevent, family violence.
Police remain critical in the effort to tackling family violence in all its forms. But more than just a commitment to extra police and training is needed to improve outcomes for victim-survivors.
Has the Coalition government cut $35 million from frontline legal services for victims of domestic and family violence?
Initial experience indicates that private security companies can provide a beneficial service to victims of family violence, but there are still concerns that need to be addressed.
Changes that would widen the gulf between Australian practice and international standards should be avoided at all costs.
A domestic violence disclosure scheme does not in itself assist people to achieve safety from an abusive partnership.
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