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Domestic and Family Violence

Pets in crisis: How is pet ownership and domestic violence linked?

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Content warning: the following story contains details some listeners may find distressing. Almost 70 percent of Australian households include pets. This comes as rates of family and domestic violence show 1 in 4 women have experienced physical and/or sexual intimate-partner-violence. Rising concern around pets in these situations continues, with a new report by the Australian …

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It’s 50 years since Australia’s first DV shelter opened: Are things improving?

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It’s been 50 years since Australia’s first women’s shelter, nicknamed ‘Elsie’ opened in Sydney. Order of Australia Medal recipient, Ludo McFerran, worked at the refuge in the seventies. Now retired, she spent more than 40 years supporting women leaving domestic violence, and lobbying governments for change. Ms McFerran spoke to The Wire about what it …

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Progress Addressing Violence Against Women

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The 2021 National Community Attitudes survey indicates that, concerning violence against women, young Australians aged 16 to 24 are progressively enhancing their comprehension of this issue and cultivating more positive attitudes towards gender equality. This indicates that educational and awareness efforts may be contributing to positive shifts in societal perspectives. Despite this progress, challenges persist, …

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New project on DFV and tenancy rights launched in Brisbane

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A new project from Tenants Queensland was launched yesterday to support culturally and linguistically diverse women to know their tenancy rights when facing family violence.The project includes messages in six languages with information about tenancy and support in audio files, easily accessible for CALD women living across the state.The Wire’s Eduardo Jordan attended the launch. …

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One in four Australian children have been sexually abused: research

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A new study published in the Medical Journal of Australia has identified the widespread scope of child maltreatment, highlighting the need for a nationally coordinated response. Key findings: 1 in 3 Australian children experience physical abuse (32 per cent) 1 in 4 Australian children experience sexual abuse (28.5 per cent) 3 in 10 Australian children experience …

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Australia’s family court failing domestic violence survivors

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Content warning: This interview talks about domestic and family violence. Australia’s National Research Organisation for Women’s Safety (ANROWS) released survey results about community attitudes on gendered violence, revealing Australians still have a long way to  go when it comes to community attitudes towards domestic violence. The 2021 National Community Attitudes Survey revealed 37% of respondents …

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Intervention Order fails LGBTQI+ victim survivors

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A Victoria report on LGBTQ+ survivors of family violence details barriers to justice as the group engages with mainstream intervention order systems. The report attributes heteronormativity as a barrier to justice where notions surrounding family violence are typically characterised through a male-offender and female-survivor lens. Half of the LGBTQ+ victim-survivor report participants were identified as …

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