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.
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Insurance is supposed to be a safety net, but it can be weaponised in domestic and family violence situations. There’s a lot we can do to better protect victim-survivors.
The inquiry into justice responses to sexual violence is taking a holistic approach, which is a welcome step in the right direction. But there’s still elements missing from the terms of reference.
New research shows that for people living with long COVID and intimate partner violence, each was exacerbated by the other and services were inadequate.
Sexual assault trials can compound a victim/survivors trauma, drag on for years and bring them face to face with their attacker. Is having dedicated sexual assault courts the answer?
Dementia and abuse often go hand in hand, whether it’s the sufferer or the caregiver who is responsible.
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Adjunct Associate Professor, School of Social Sciences, UNSW Sydney
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Research Fellow at Monash Sustainable Development Institute, Monash University
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Reader in Criminology, Aberystwyth University
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Research Project Manager, Aberystwyth University
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Research Officer, CQUniversity Australia
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Postgraduate Research Coordinator, Senior Lecturer in Innovation & Intellectual Property Law, School of Business and Law, CQUniversity Australia
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Professor of Social Sciences, Faculty of Arts, Monash University, Monash University
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Lecturer, Monash 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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Research assistant, Monash University
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Senior Lecturer in Criminology, University of Wollongong
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Associate professor in Criminology, The University of Melbourne
