New research shows that for people living with long COVID and intimate partner violence, each was exacerbated by the other and services were inadequate.
While the actions outlined in the plans are admirable, achieving the set targets will require a significant increase in urgency and funding.
Despite a national plan to end violence against women and children, there’s no demonstrable evidence of a change of pace, or the emergency interventions needed, to achieve it.
Why the work to hold family violence offenders accountable is only just beginning.
We need not just an acknowledgement of children as victim-survivors in their own right, but a commitment to boost resourcing of child-centred recovery support.
We must take heed of what those with lived experiences are calling for in Australia’s policy commitment to end the national crisis of violence against women.
Scott Morrison's remarks in response to a question about Will Smith’s Oscars’ slap risk being a dog whistle, fuelling and cultivating a culture of male violence.
There’s a crisis in women’s safety, but the budget commitments are piecemeal – and some aren’t even new.
A key part of the budget's focus on women was a funding boost to help stop domestic violence, but is it enough?
New research is exploring the experiences of young people who use violence in the home.
While Australians demand change, the silence from Canberra on violence against women and gender inequality is a national shame.
No new funding for family violence, not enough for meaningful workplace change. What was the government thinking?
The early phase of a scheme aimed at closing glaring gaps in information-sharing about family violence is starting to pay off.
More women are turning to online or telephone support for family violence during the second COVID-19 lockdown, while more men are also seeking help for abusive behaviour.
New research finds frontline domestic violence workers are at risk of burnout due to increased pressures around COVID-19.
The now-closed Senate inquiry has added little to what we already know, and brings the government’s commitment to the problem of domestic violence into question.
Our post-coronavirus pandemic future will be very different to the one we anticipated, as it reshapes relationships, governments, business, and broader society.
Bystanders have never been more critical in combating family violence than during coronavirus restrictions and household isolation.
For some women and children, safely isolating at home will simply not be an option.
Monash is recognised for the strength of its gender scholarship, health and legal research, education, industry engagement and commitment to social justice.
Better access to data is desperately needed to better understand the phenomenon in order to prevent it.
One year after the royal commission into Northern Territory child detention recommended big changes, little of substance has been done to tackle the problem by the NT Labor government.
Men’s violence continues to threaten, restrict and harm the lives of Victorian women at alarming levels.
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