One in four Australian women have experienced intimate partner violence since the age of 15 — a statistic that demands we look beyond the page and into our communities. This weekend, we are moving the conversation into the public eye for the ‘NO MORE: National Rally Against Violence’.
The latest Status of Women Report Card shows the intimate partner homicide rate fell by 35.6 per cent between 2023‑24 and 2024‑25, but 28 women were still killed by a current or former intimate partner in 2025.
These numbers are the backdrop for the NO MORE: National Rally Against Violence events happening this weekend, where communities are gathering to call for an end to gender‑based violence and to better support victim‑survivors. The rallies, led by grassroots organisers including What Were You Wearing alongside local groups, are about making that national conversation visible in streets, parks and town squares instead of just in statistics and headlines.
If you have the capacity to safely attend, here’s when and where people are planning to show up.
Saturday 18 April
Dharawal/Wollongong
Crown St Mall Amphitheatre — 2pm
Gadigal/Sydney
Belmore Park — 12pm
Kamilaroi/Gomeroi (Tamworth)
Town Hall — 11am
Naarm/Melbourne
State Library Victoria — 11am
Yugambeh/Gold Coast
Albert Park — 10am
Meeanjin/Brisbane
Queens Park (Gardens) — 10am
Tawampa/Toowoomba
Frogs Hollow — 12pm
Tarndanya/Adelaide
Parliament House — 11:30am
Sunday 19 April
Ballarat
Town Hall — 12pm
Boorloo/Perth
Forrest Chase — 9:30am
Darkinjung/Central Coast
Gosford Waterfront — 12pm
Dhubu/Dubbo
Bob Jane T‑Mart, 223 Macquarie Street — 11am
Gimuy/Cairns
Fogarty Park — 12pm
Gubbi Gubbi/Sunshine Coast
Foundation Square — 10am
Ngunnawal/Canberra
Regatta Point — 12pm
Nipaluna/Hobart
Parliament Lawns — 12pm
Organisers are encouraging people to bring homemade signs, wear purple or other bright colours, and to centre the voices of victim‑survivors, families and First Nations communities whose advocacy has been ongoing long before this weekend. They’re also clear that not everyone can or should be at a rally in person, and that sharing information, donating to frontline services or quietly checking in with someone in your life are all valid ways of taking part.
However you engage this weekend, the shared message running through these rallies is that believing people, listening to them and backing real change is part of how we move towards a future where this level of violence is no longer treated as inevitable.
Help is available.
If you require immediate assistance, please call 000.
If you’re in distress, please call Lifeline on 13 11 14 or chat online.
Under 25? You can reach the Kids Helpline at 1800 55 1800 or chat online.
To speak to someone about domestic violence, including for help in leaving a violent relationship, please call 1800 RESPECT on 1800 737 732 or chat online.
Lead image: Instagram / What Were You Wearing
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