The changes run the risk that more women will remain silent and be forced to remain in violent and dangerous situations.
- ARC Future Fellow and Professor of Criminology, The University of Melbourne
New research points to ways systems could be improved so we have a better idea of how domestic violence is affecting suicides. It may help prevent women’s deaths.
These women most often experienced workplace sexual harassment when they were in temporary, casual or contract positions.
While the actions outlined in the plans are admirable, achieving the set targets will require a significant increase in urgency and funding.
The findings are a stark reminder men’s violence against women is a national crisis and system reform is urgent.
There is a crisis in women’s safety but the commitments are piecemeal and some aren’t even new.
A new survey is the first in Australia to look at the residency and visa status of migrant and refugee women, and the first to ask specific questions about controlling behaviour.
New research shows women on temporary visas are trapped in family violence by a lack of financial support, safe accommodation, and the threat of their visa being revoked.
If Australia wants to avoid a Singapore-style spike in COVID-19 cases, it must encourage its unlawful migrant workers to come forward for testing.
Migrant women experiencing domestic violence in Australia can end up trapped with abusive partners if they don’t have the proper visa.
New research offers a picture of what it’s like to work in Australia illegally. Many workers are exploited, some come knowing they have no work rights, others may be unaware they’re working illegally.
Australia needs to empower migrant workers to report abuse, and more effectively punish employers that do the wrong thing.
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.
The primary focus in tackling temporary migrant labour exploitation is workplace breaches. But should it be?
Victoria is failing in relation to rehabilitation of prisoners and post-release support. The consequence is that more people are imprisoned, more often.
In a new series on imprisonment trends, issues and policies across Australia, The Conversation asks why are imprisonment rates soaring, to what purpose, and with what financial and human consequences?
Victoria was once characterised by low imprisonment rates and innovative corrections policy. The state now has Australia’s highest rate of growth in imprisonment.
Victorian Ombudsman George Brouwer’s report on deaths and harm in Victorian prisons may have largely sailed under the public radar, but it shines a rare spotlight on the levels of systemic harm in custody…
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