Domestic Violence

A new eSafety advisory warns Australians about technology-facilitated abuse and provides advice on how to protect themselves from it.

Hayley Brown says she almost lost her life at the hands of a long-term partner. She is now one of the first victim-survivors to join a statewide lived experience advisory network.

Experts on gendered violence have warned against the proliferation of everyday location sharing tools to control victim-survivors after NSW's top coroner found Paul Thijssen used them to track Lilie James before her murder.

Jess Wilson has announced her first policy as leader of the Liberal Party, promising to introduce legislation criminalising coercive control in Victoria. 

The findings are significant not just because of how much the trial reduced domestic violence, but because only a few years ago it drew fierce criticism from women's advocates and politicians.

A new exhibition in the Victorian city of Ballarat aims to raise awareness about gender-based violence through works contributed by victim-survivors. 

The standalone legislation — named in memory of Brisbane mother Hannah Clarke, who was murdered alongside her three children by her estranged husband in 2020 — came into effect in May.

Two women who fled their violent partners say their efforts to stay in emergency accommodation via state government housing offices left them "deeply traumatised".

A major review into preventing violence against women and children called for changes to immediate alcohol home delivery

Controlling behaviours are a key feature of abusive relationships and for Lilie James, they led to her murder at the hands of a young man she rejected. 

A community legal service gave Daisy the help she needed after she returned home to find her children gone — but she is one of the lucky ones, and there's a warning things are getting worse.

A Kimberley man has been sentenced to five years in jail after attacking a pregnant woman, forcing her to have an emergency caesarean.

An emotional court hearing has been told the pain felt by the family of Min and Steven Cho after they were killed by a martial arts instructor almost two years ago.

A NSW coroner has urged young people to consider their use of location-sharing technology after the "senseless" murder of Lilie James at the hands of her ex-boyfriend.

A year after NT Coroner Elisabeth Armitage handed down 35 recommendations from a landmark domestic violence inquest, those on the frontline say things are going backwards.

Amanda's husband always seemed to just know things. When fiddling around with her social media settings, she discovered how he had been using technology to gaslight her. 

The federal government is consulting on major reforms to reduce financial abuse, including making it harder for directors to be appointed without clear consent. Economic abuse is estimated to cost the economy nearly $11 billion a year

Men and boys are being urged to play a part in changing the culture of violence against women and children, as the annual 16 Days in WA campaign began with a rally in the Perth CBD.

New data, released to coincide with the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence, shows more people are seeking support when at imminent risk across central Victoria.

A new report by victim-led advocacy organisation With You We Can makes the case for all victim-survivors of sexual violence to have access to independent legal representation.