Advocates call for NSW leaders to 'step up' on family violence and join Our Watch
5 years, 10 months ago

Advocates call for NSW leaders to 'step up' on family violence and join Our Watch

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The NSW Government's refusal to join the national violence prevention agency Our Watch has "mystified" and "frustrated" family violence advocates who say it is one of several indicators the Berejiklian Government is not serious about tackling the scourge of domestic abuse. "I and others in the domestic violence sector have been mystified as to why there has been a resistance from the NSW Government to joining Our Watch," said Moo Baulch, chief executive of Domestic Violence NSW, one of the founders of A Safe State, which launched late last year. Hayley Foster, director of the Women's Domestic Violence Court Advocacy Service, which is also part of the NSW Women's Alliance, said she was "incredibly frustrated" by the government's decision not to join. However, she said the Government's approach to tackling domestic violence in NSW was "making a real difference and we are seeing results not replicated in other states". "Labor is making the prevention of domestic violence a key commitment and I will bring responsibility for this issue into the heart of government, within the Premier's Department," NSW Labor leader Michael Daley said.

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Domestic violence workers lobby for urgent funding to implement NT coroner's recommendations after landmark inquest
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Domestic violence workers lobby for urgent funding to implement NT coroner's recommendations after landmark inquest

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Frontline workers say there is "no excuse" for inadequate funding for services after a landmark coronial inquest exposed the grim reality of domestic violence in the Northern Territory. Alice Springs domestic violence researcher Chay Brown said the response to the NT's disproportionately high rates of domestic and family violence "has never been funded adequately". In a statement, federal Social Services …

Difference in state domestic violence support laid bare in Albury-Wodonga
7 months ago

Difference in state domestic violence support laid bare in Albury-Wodonga

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When Amanda Cohn was working as a GP in the border towns of Albury-Wodonga, she knew a woman's postcode was a defining factor in the kind of support received if fleeing family violence. "We have absolutely tireless local services doing great work but the funding's really fragmented, so instead of getting a wraparound service, you have separate programs doing housing, …

Domestic violence prevention campaigners call for royal commission after the deaths of four SA women
1 year, 1 month ago

Domestic violence prevention campaigners call for royal commission after the deaths of four SA women

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As South Australians grapple with the loss of four women in separate and unrelated incidents over the course of one week, advocates are calling for change. Counting Dead Women Australia said 53 women had been killed as a result of violence around the country as of yesterday Embolden, the state's peak body for domestic, family and sexual violence services is …

Causes of domestic violence 'compounded' in the Northern Territory, coroner hears
1 year, 2 months ago

Causes of domestic violence 'compounded' in the Northern Territory, coroner hears

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Rates of domestic, family and sexual violence in the Northern Territory are the highest in the country, because the issues which drive it are "compounded" in the NT, the coroner has heard. Key points: National DFSV Commissioner Micaela Cronin said the "ongoing impact of colonisation" effects violence rates in Indigenous communities Police Commissioner Michael Murphy attended the inquest for the …

Expert tells coroner domestic violence 'flourishes' in the NT, as months-long inquest reopens for final sittings
1 year, 2 months ago

Expert tells coroner domestic violence 'flourishes' in the NT, as months-long inquest reopens for final sittings

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The Northern Territory's domestic, family and sexual violence response system is operating in "crisis mode", the coroner has heard, with violence allowed to "flourish" in the community. Government has a 'strong' framework, department says The executive director of the office of Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence Reduction within the department of Territory Families, Housing and Communities told the coroner the …

Domestic violence inquiry resumes in Darwin as coroner examines killings of four Aboriginal women
1 year, 2 months ago

Domestic violence inquiry resumes in Darwin as coroner examines killings of four Aboriginal women

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In the Northern Territory, you're seven times more likely to be killed by your intimate partner than anywhere else in the country. Key points: Coroner Elisabeth Armitage has spent more than six weeks investigating the deaths of four Aboriginal women Domestic, family and sexual violence rates in the Northern Territory are the highest in the country Professor Marcia Langton is …

Domestic violence specialists to work with police to improve family violence responses, inquest hears
1 year, 4 months ago

Domestic violence specialists to work with police to improve family violence responses, inquest hears

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Collaboration between police and domestic violence specialists could be part of the "radical change" the Northern Territory coroner says is needed within the NT's domestic and family violence system. Key points: A joint domestic violence response between police and specialist services is being developed in Alice Springs Tangentyere Council hopes to introduce a men’s behaviour change program in prisons The …

After woman's alleged murder, NT domestic violence campaigner says sector 'woefully' underfunded
1 year, 5 months ago

After woman's alleged murder, NT domestic violence campaigner says sector 'woefully' underfunded

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In the wake of the alleged murder of a woman by her partner in Alice Springs, a leading Northern Territory domestic violence campaigner has called for immediate action to address the sector's "woefully inadequate" funding model. Key points: Advocates have reiterated calls for needs-based funding for the domestic and family violence support sector It comes amid an inquest into the …

Federal Labor fast-tracks NT domestic violence funding weeks after murder-suicide in Central Australia
2 years, 4 months ago

Federal Labor fast-tracks NT domestic violence funding weeks after murder-suicide in Central Australia

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The federal government has fast-tracked $10.7 million of funding for domestic violence services in the Northern Territory, weeks after a suspected murder-suicide in Central Australia. Key points: The Northern Territory has the highest rates of domestic and family violence in Australia The $10.7 million in funding will support a broad range of organisations NT Chief Minister Natasha Fyles says it’s …

NT women's safety workers call for long-term increase in domestic violence funding
2 years, 9 months ago

NT women's safety workers call for long-term increase in domestic violence funding

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When Sandra started to fall in love with Daniel*, it was easy to overlook the warning signs. Key points: The NT has the highest rates of domestic and family violence in Australia The federal government recently announced an extra $10.7 million for NT domestic violence services But advocates say a long-term funding model is required to help cover the added …

Illawarra region domestic violence rates soar during pandemic
4 years, 4 months ago

Illawarra region domestic violence rates soar during pandemic

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Kim Sattler has worked in welfare services for more than 40 years and says she has never experienced demand for domestic violence support like she has seen in the past couple of months. Key points: Women's services are reporting skyrocketing rates of domestic violence amid the pandemic In some regional centres, support workers are reporting a 30 per cent increase …

NSW Government secures $21m for domestic violence support during coronavirus lockdown
4 years, 7 months ago

NSW Government secures $21m for domestic violence support during coronavirus lockdown

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The NSW and federal governments have committed $21 million to domestic violence services as the sector grapples with the destructive results of social isolation amid the coronavirus pandemic. Key points: The funding was welcomed by Domestic Violence NSW It said it was difficult to quantify the scale of the problem during the pandemic Its chairperson believed family violence was more …

Domestic violence still at 'unprecedented' levels despite hundreds of millions being spent
5 years, 4 months ago

Domestic violence still at 'unprecedented' levels despite hundreds of millions being spent

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Campaigns have been waged for a decade, almost a billion dollars spent and yet women and children continue to face deadly threats in their homes. Men too are victims of domestic violence but the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare says the issue "predominantly affects women and children". A national 'scourge' In the past decade, national attention has intensified, with …

Fact Check: Did the NSW Coalition cut $20 million from domestic violence shelters?
5 years, 9 months ago

Fact Check: Did the NSW Coalition cut $20 million from domestic violence shelters?

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The claim In the run-up to the 2019 state election, NSW Labor has pledged to boost funding for domestic violence services. In 2014-15, she said, $54.2 million was "allocated to specialist homelessness services that have crisis accommodation and provide responses to women experiencing domestic and family violence". The Coalition for Women's Refuges, for example, has argued that while some shelters …

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