Distrust, systemic racism and fear all drive First Nations families away from using the court.
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There is scant evidence to suggest more punitive measures will discourage violence against women. Policy-makers should instead use a balanced approach that prevents violence before it occurs.
Location-sharing apps provide convenience and a sense of security for families. But they can also be used as a weapon of control.
I’ve spoken to dozens of men who were convicted sex offenders and/or who had killed women. They tried to justify their crimes and often blamed the women.
Primary prevention is aimed at addressing the underlying drivers of violence so it never occurs. But many interventions also aim to reduce and respond to violence.
In her new Quarterly Essay, anti-violence campaigner Jess Hill asks whether the government’s response to gender-based violence is fit for purpose.
One person said: ‘I had to report at the police station where he works, where everybody knows everybody’.
New research shows a large gap between women who have experienced domestic violence and those who have not, both in terms of employment and finishing university.
Caroline Darian bears ‘a crushing double burden’ as the daughter of Gisèle Pelicot and her tormentor. In her memoir, she processes her trauma by fighting for change.
If Argentina repeals its femicide law, it could have a ripple effect across Latin America.
The holiday season is supposed to be a happy time, but many find themselves at increased risk of harm by family violence.
Current crisis accommodation is isolating, frightening and doesn’t meet the needs of woman and children, but one program is succeeding where others fail.
We are primed to see women as victims, and men as likely perpetrators. This means that when people are in relationships that break this model, we might not be as quick to spot problems.
Two inquiries of recent times came with myriad recommendations to save Indigenous lives from domestic violence, but few have been acted upon.
Domestic violence is not a random event. New research indicates most men who perpetrate domestic violence have contact with police well before they are charged with a domestic violence crime.
Amid the complete ban on non-statutory expenditure imposed when councils go bankrupt, entire domestic abuse services are at risk of closure. This could have disastrous results.
Harris and Trump have starkly contrasting records on health care. This analysis examines their differing approaches to Medicare, the ACA, drug pricing and other public health efforts.
New data from Victoria shows that in a quarter of deaths by suicide between 2009 and 2016, the person had experienced family violence before they died.
There are several ways a person using violence may exploit their own substance use, or that of those around them, to gain more power. This is sometimes called ‘substance use coercion’.
National Cabinet unveiled a $4.7 billion partnership, starting July 1 2025, to address domestic violence. It’s funding that’s sorely needed and enthusiastically welcomed, but needed immediately.
Top contributors
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Professor (Practice), Faculty of Business and Economics, Monash University
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Professor of Family and Sexual Violence, RMIT University
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Professor of Social Work; Leneen Forde Chair in Child & Family Research, Griffith University
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Professor of Law and Deputy Director of the Centre of Excellence for the Elimination of Violence Against Women (CEVAW), The University of Melbourne
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Eleanor Rathbone Chair of Sociology, University of Liverpool
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Associate Professor in Criminal Justice and Criminology, Bond University
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Director of Monash Indigenous Studies Centre, Chief Investigator for the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for the Elimination of Violence against Women (CEVAW), School of Philosophical, Historical & International Studies, School of Social Sciences (SOSS), Monash University
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Managing Director, Her Story Consulting & Postdoctoral fellow, Australian National University
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ARC Future Fellow and Professor of Criminology, The University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor of Social Work, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Family Violence Prevention, The University of Melbourne
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Principal Research Fellow, Griffith University
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Dean, School of Law, Deakin University
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Professor of Sociology, School of Justice, Queensland University of Technology