David Waller, University of Technology Sydney; Kaye Chan, University of Technology Sydney; Mihajla Gavin, University of Technology Sydney, and Sonika Singh, University of Technology Sydney
Government bodies and community organisations have tried to tackle the problem of violence against women in marketing campaigns. Have they worked?
It has been a distressing time. Australians have been – and will continue – taking action to end gender-based violence. So, are we making any progress? Here’s what the data show.
Children exposed to intimate partner violence were two to three times more likely to have impaired language skills, sleep problems, elevated blood pressure and asthma.
Australia’s Senate inquiry was unable to report on the prevalence of dowry and dowry abuse in Australia. Data is sketchy and evidence anecdotal.
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Australians are more aware of domestic violence and sexual assault than before. But a worrying proportion blame victims for abuse, think women are lying, and don’t believe consent is always necessary.
Australia has launched countless domestic violence campaigns over the years. So, why haven’t they shifted public attitudes on the problem?
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In order to change public opinion, campaigns need to move beyond awareness raising and start addressing the perpetrators and causes of domestic violence.
It’s not the leading cause but it is the leading contributor.
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The term “domestic violence” typically conjures images of physical assaults perpetrated by men against women and children in the home. But beneath the tip of the iceberg of severe violence lie a myriad…
Breaches are one of the weakest links.
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Protection orders form a central plank of the various state and territory governments’ response to domestic violence. First introduced in New South Wales in the 1980s and known by a different names across…
Women who’ve lost touch with family and friends, or have no access to funds, turn to emergency accommodation in women’s refuges.
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“Why doesn’t she just leave?” is the common question people ask when trying to understand domestic violence. The answer is far from straightforward. Central to domestic violence is an ongoing pattern of…
Debate surrounding the law’s response to lethal domestic violence has led to significant law reform activity over the last 20 years.
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The law’s response to lethal domestic violence in Australia raises complex issues. It requires a delicate balance to be struck between ensuring a just response to those who kill in response to prolonged…
Until recently, violence against women was not reported prominently or consistently by mainstream media. Why not?
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Did the grim story of dapper real estate agent Gerard Baden-Clay’s calculated murder of his wife Allison in April 2012, played out recently in a Brisbane court with a life sentence, make you feel afraid…
Fron Jackson-Webb, The Conversation; Michael Courts, The Conversation, and Emil Jeyaratnam, The Conversation
Gerard Baden-Clay’s murder of his wife Allison has helped put the spectre of domestic violence firmly back in the national spotlight. How prevalent is it?
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Once a hidden crime, domestic violence has in recent years emerged as a mainstream criminal justice issue in Australia. Cases such as Queensland man Gerard Baden-Clay’s murder of his wife Allison and the…