Domestic violence surges during and after bushfires, pandemics, earthquakes, cyclones and floods. We need to start preparing for the next inevitable disaster.
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Despite confessing to the murder of his sister, Qandeel Baloch in 2016, Waseem Khan has been acquitted by the Lahore High Court. The case has shocked activists campaigning against honour killings.
Filial abuse remains a largely hidden issue with no statistics to determine how prevalent it is.
Abusers are exploiting all manner of smart tech and software to extend their capacity for coercive control.
For women outside urban Australia, technology-enabled abuse can pose more risk than for those in cities.
Coercive control seeks to disempower victims of domestic abuse on every level. Leaving the family home – and disentangling feelings of care – is a complex process.
Politics with Michelle Grattan: Tanya Plibersek on parents’ role in reducing violence against women
Michelle Grattan speaks with Tanya Plibersek Labor's spokeswoman on education and women, about the opposition's agenda in these two critical areas.
First Nations women are disproportionately more likely to be targets of online abuse. More needs to be done to respond to and support women experiencing technology-facilitated abuse.
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.
In covering femicide, media have a leading role, not only in awareness and education generally, but in actively shaping the construction of attitudes and beliefs that can help prevention efforts.
The Northern Territory has the highest rates of domestic, family, and sexual violence in Australia. The Tangentyere women’s group shows how prevention projects can address gender inequality.
Politics with Michelle Grattan: Jenny McAllister on domestic violence
Michelle Grattan speakers with Senator Jenny McAllister about Labor's plan to combat domestic violence.
Police officers are tasked with summarising accounts of violent incidents. And the language they use is extremely important.
An initiative to be announced by Labor on Wednesday promises to appoint a domestic violence commissioner and provide funds for 500 new community sector workers to help women in crisis.
The pandemic brought about a sharp rise in mental health concerns, deep unemployment and an unprecedented amount of social isolation – a potentially deadly combination alongside rising gun sales.
The ‘private’ nature of the home presents unique challenges to historians, but horrific stories of domestic abuse on the goldfields are common.
When tech companies aim for ‘safety by design’, they can reduce the risk their products will be weaponised for stalking and domestic violence.
New research shows gambling participation in Australia is dropping.
Statistics show that about 41% of women in Kenya have reported physical or sexual violence from their husbands or partners in their lifetime.
A French trial will use virtual reality headsets to trigger empathy in perpetrators. But previous research findings suggest we need to be sceptical of claims about what the technology can do.
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Professor of Social Sciences, Faculty of Arts, Monash University, Monash University
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Professor of Social Work; Leneen Forde Chair in Child & Family Research, Griffith University
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Associate Professor in Criminal Justice and Criminology, Bond University
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Professor of Law, The University of Melbourne
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Professor, Family and Sexual Violence, RMIT University
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Eleanor Rathbone Chair of Sociology, University of Liverpool
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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, Monash University
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Criminal Law Researcher, Deakin University
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Professor of Social Work, Flinders University
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Honorary Associate Professor, The University of Queensland
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Associate Professor of Sociology, The University of Melbourne
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Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Law, University of Technology Sydney
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Emeritus Professor Monash University, Monash University
