Tag: Intimate partner violence
Stalking rates in Australia are still shockingly high – one simple strategy might help
Stalking rates have remained stubbornly consistent in Australia, but there is one relatively simple thing governments could do right now to help.
New laws in WA would take guns away from people accused of domestic violence. Will they protect women?
Confiscating firearms from alleged abusers might seem like a good idea, but it’s unlikely to make much of a difference.
What Australia can learn from Latin America when it comes to tackling violence against women
Nearly all countries in the region have criminalised either femicide or feminicide, which has had a tremendous impact on society.
Domestic violence disclosure schemes may not improve safety for victim-survivors of intimate partner violence
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.
We’re all feeling the collective grief and trauma of violence against women – but this is the progress we have made so far
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.
How both health and safety are compromised for people living with long COVID and intimate partner violence
New research shows that for people living with long COVID and intimate partner violence, each was exacerbated by the other and services were inadequate.
'It cannot be normal that men hurt us women': what we can learn from the inquest into 4 Aboriginal women's deaths in the NT
The landmark inquest is investigating how four women killed by their partners were failed by systems meant to protect them. How can we stop this from happening?
