As police launched a series of counterterrorism raids across Sydney, Australia's crisis with 'intimate partner terrorists' continued
7 months, 4 weeks ago

As police launched a series of counterterrorism raids across Sydney, Australia's crisis with 'intimate partner terrorists' continued

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A breaking news alert splashes across devices and TV screens. Last week Molly Ticehurst, a 28-year-old childcare worker from Forbes, NSW, became the 25th woman to die from gender-based violence in Australia this year, according to Counting Dead Women Australia. Terror is what these women are experiencing Former Australian of the Year Rosie Batty has for years been a strong voice on family violence prevention, and last week joined the Attorney General at the Family Violence Symposium. Advocates call for stronger responses to family violence Photo shows Rosie Batty Former Australian of the Year Rosie Batty has reiterated calls for stronger language in cases of violence against women. ABC Politics in your inbox Photo shows Politics journalist Brett Worthington on a black backgournd Sign up to the ABC Politics newsletter with Brett Worthington It's not uncommon for the legal system to continually give the accused the "benefit of the doubt", Lynch says, and when that occurs, it "pushes issues of safety back on to the individual woman".

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Violence against women at ‘epidemic’ levels and is a threat on par with terrorism, UK police warn
5 months ago

Violence against women at ‘epidemic’ levels and is a threat on par with terrorism, UK police warn

Associated Press  

LONDON — Violence against women and girls has reached epidemic levels and police are treating it as a threat on the same scale as terrorism, Britain’s police chiefs said Tuesday. “Violence against women and girls is a national emergency,” Deputy Chief Constable Maggie Blyth said in a statement. “We need to move forward as a society to make change and …

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

ABC  

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 …

National survey on attitudes toward domestic violence shows widespread misunderstanding of issue
1 year, 8 months ago

National survey on attitudes toward domestic violence shows widespread misunderstanding of issue

ABC  

Almost half of Australians incorrectly believe women and men equally commit domestic violence, according to a major survey which shows "extremely troubling" community attitudes towards violence against women. Key points: More than 30 per cent of respondents believed women in custody battles make up or exaggerate claims of violence Experts say misconceptions about where violence occurs were among the most …

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