Domestic Violence

Yvette D 'Ath believes the whole justice system needs to better support DV victims.

Domestic violence advocate Angela Lynch said there needs to be a change in culture so victims feel safe coming to the police.

Advocates say Queensland's new police commissioner will have a tough road ahead in tackling domestic violence.

Did you know the term "gaslighting" is from a 1938 play? A new adaptation shines a light on how gaslighting plays out in modern Australia.

With more than 450 domestic violence cases reported to police in one month, Kimberley residents are calling for change.

An investigation into Gold Coast mother Kelly Wilkinson's murder will be officially opened  to see if her death could have been prevented.

David Tran had been stalking and harassing 33-year-old Daiane Pelegrini in the weeks before he murdered her on August 3, 2020, in what a judge described as a "vicious and prolonged attack".

Queensland police have charged the 44-year-old Woodhill man with murder and interfering with a corpse after the death of a 41-year-old woman at a rural property in Logan, south of Brisbane.

Disclosing abuse can be incredibly difficult. Victim-survivors fear they won't be believed and have a lot of shame around the violence they are experiencing. But there are ways we can help those in our lives feel safer to share.

Canberra man Michael O'Connell, who was last week sentenced to 15 years jail for the murder of his partner Danielle Jordan, is hoping to overturn his conviction in the ACT Court of Appeal.

A NSW police operation has led to the arrest of 590 high risk domestic violence offenders, and involved officers from every area command and district in the state.

Abigail* says her ex-husband used his technology skills to control and monitor both in and out of their relationship. Experts say common apps are being misused to stalk victims of domestic violence.

Authorities say the chances of Abdul Ezedi surviving after disappearing on London's Chelsea Bridge are "extremely remote".

A book teaching men to heal from their trauma will be given to domestic violence perpetrators in Australian prisons in an effort to lower rates of reoffending.

Around 180,000 people were helped by Australia's community legal centres last year — but even more people were turned away from the service.

Melissa Oates says she heard a "bang" and "panicked", but insists she had no idea she had struck her partner with her vehicle at high speed while he walked home late at night. But an inquest into Jari Wise's 2020 death has heard evidence at odds with her account.

The man allegedly shot a 29-year-old Deception Bay woman inside a unit complex before calling triple-0.

An interstate magistrate will be called in to hear a criminal case involving Tasmanian Supreme Court judge Gregory Geason. Justice Geason has pleaded not guilty to charges of common assault, and emotional abuse or intimidation. 

A young Tasmanian man who accused his then-girlfriend of cheating on him, then subjected her to 48 hours of horrific abuse, is sentenced to a decade in prison.

Jake feels a behaviour change program focused on fatherhood helped him stop his violent behaviour. But the organisation that delivers Caring Dads says it needs more funding given the high rates of family violence.

Child sexual abuse survivor Laura Rowe speaks out following the conviction of her brother. She says the justice system needs to be overhauled to make it easier for others to navigate.

A young woman stabbed at an Adelaide shopping centre car park by her father who disapproved of her relationship with a man of a different faith, was inundated with texts and calls as her attackers tried to track her down, a court document reveals.

Lutfiye Kavci's husband was imprisoned last year for attempting to stab her to death. The Shepparton woman hopes sharing her story will help empower other victim-survivors.

Justice Gregory Geason has been charged with criminal offences in New South Wales, in addition to two earlier charges in Tasmania, which he has pleaded not guilty to. The NSW charges are in relation to allegations he breached an apprehended domestic violence order on three dates.

The 52-year-old is convicted by a Sydney magistrate of common assault, common assault occasioning actual bodily harm, breaching an AVO and drug possession.