Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus demands men “step up” and educate themselves,as the number of women killed in violent incidents across the nation this year reached 24.
What happened at Bondi Junction isn’t any less horrific if we conclude it isn’t terrorism. The victims are no less dead,and their deaths are no less tragic. The problem of violence against women isn’t any less serious.
James Leonard Fairhall murdered Noeline Dalzell after arriving at the family home in breach of safety orders.
Funding will be spread across a range of initiatives,including primary prevention,education and a new peak body for the sector.
Men,imagine if women were bigger and stronger than you,and one of them picked you off literally every week. Would you find the time to talk about it?
At 23,her life was only just starting to bloom. Now,she’s allegedly the 18th woman to be violently killed in Australia this year – and the third in Ballarat alone.
A parliamentary committee has launched an inquiry into the hidden problem of financial abuse in Australia,which has been described as a form of domestic violence that often goes undetected.
“Often I will hear people say ‘I don’t know anyone who would do such a thing. Not my son,not any of his friends,’ ” Batty said. But this can’t be true.
Religious and spiritual family violence is often hidden,but experts say it’s clear victims are seeking to know what God would say about the abuse they are experiencing.
Natasha Abbott was harassed,abused,stalked and threatened despite a violence restraining order placed on her ex. Now she’s speaking out to help others in similar situations.
A Brisbane service is helping young people break the cycle of abuse. But extra funding is desperately needed before more people get hurt.