This is not the first time domestic violence has been declared a national crisis. Australian governments first got seriously involved in 1985. What can the past 40 years teach us?
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A domestic violence disclosure scheme is a resource people can check to find out if a particular person has a documented history of domestic violence.
Public focus on, and anger about, the horrifyingly high rates of violence against women is at fever pitch. What have the country’s leaders agreed to, and will it fix the problem?
The government will introduce legislation to ban deepfake pornography and devote $925.2 million over five years to establish permanently a program with those eligible able to receive up to $5000.
Domestic violence is not just a critical social and health issue, but a major economic challenge for victim survivors and the nation.
Gender violence has captured the attention of policy makers and the public. There’s many things that can be done, both in the short and long term.
In her new memoir Hope, Rosie Batty reflects on her ‘absolute despair’ at our failure to protect women and children from gendered violence – and the personal toll of becoming an unlikely campaigner.
Half of the women homicide victims in 2022-23 were killed by a former or current partner.
Equal shared parental responsibility will no longer automatically be considered to be in a child’s best interest. That’s a good thing, particularly in domestic violence situations.
50 years ago, the first shelter for women experiencing domestic violence was established in Sydney. It’s opening was far from a ribbon-cutting affair, but it’s legacy is long and powerful.
Authorities across Australia and the UK are sounding the alarm about how data breaches have endangered domestic violence victim-survivors.
Childhood trauma can completely alter the trajectory of someone’s life, but for others, it barely affects them at all. After going through trauma, why do some people seem fine?
Elder abuse is common and can be devastating. New research has uncovered four key reasons older people do not seek the help they need with the abuse.
Some children and young people escape family violence, only to find themselves alone, homeless and in violent relationships. How can we support and protect these vulnerable adolescents?
Too often, sexual violence from an intimate partner is not taken seriously. New research shows the impact this can have on victim survivors, and how it can be redressed.
While the actions outlined in the plans are admirable, achieving the set targets will require a significant increase in urgency and funding.
Two of Australia’s major banks have announced they will take action against financial abusers, including closing their accounts.
Some First Nations women who sustain head injuries from family violence don’t access health care and support. We studied why and found one reason is a fear their children will be taken away.
Kevin Brophy grew up fearing his violent father. Going through the papers of his war record, he began to wonder if his dad was someone else as a young man — someone he might have enjoyed knowing.
New research has investigated the way police respond to intimate partner violence against First Nations women.
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Professor of Social Sciences, Faculty of Arts, Monash University, Monash University
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Eleanor Rathbone Chair of Sociology, University of Liverpool
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Professor of Social Work; Leneen Forde Chair in Child & Family Research, Griffith University
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Emeritus Professor Monash University, Monash University
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Professor, Family and Sexual Violence, RMIT University
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Criminal Law Researcher, Deakin University
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Professor, Centre for Women's Studies & Gender Research, Sociology, Monash University
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Director Monash Indigenous Studies Centre, CI ARC Centre of Excellence for the Elimination of Violence against Women (CEVAW), School of Philosophical, Historical & International Studies (SOPHIS), School of Social Sciences (SOSS), Faculty of Arts, Monash University
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ARC Future Fellow and Professor of Criminology, Monash University
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Managing Director, Her Story Consulting & Postdoctoral fellow, Australian National University
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Lead Researcher with the Monash Gender and Family Violence Prevention Centre and Lecturer in Criminology at the Faculty of Arts, Monash University, Monash University
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Professor of Law, The University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor of Sociology, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Family Violence Prevention, Royal Women's Hospital and the Department of General Practice, The University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor in Criminal Justice and Criminology, Bond University
