More women at risk of domestic homicide seeking shelter Women at risk of domestic homicide are increasingly seeking safety at community shelters, with migrant women the most likely to return to an unsafe home. AAP · Jul 28
Innocence lost: the biggest cohort fleeing violence Worsening and increasingly complex domestic and family violence situations are resulting in an alarming number of children seeking shelter services. AAP · Apr 16
Homes getting harder to find for women fleeing violence Australians are being urged to recognise the link between domestic violence and homelessness, an issue impacting more than 65,000 women each year. AAP · Oct 9, 2025
Legal system veil of silence 'another form of trauma' Australia's legal systems need reform to ensure survivors of domestic and sexual violence are not being silenced by non-disclosure agreements, advocates say. AAP · Apr 15, 2025
Budget slammed for ignoring the DV crisis 'must-haves' Weeks after urgent funding to address a domestic violence crisis, concern is being raised about critical areas missing out in a budget of "must-haves". AAP · Jun 19, 2024
Domestic violence experts criticise Victorian GP who asked whether family court is ‘dangerously goading fathers’ Dr Julian Fidge defends social media post after toddler killed, stating ‘question clearly inquires about what could be driving this rage, not responsibility for act’ The Guardian - AU · May 27, 2024
Homeless women and children offered car park to sleep in through NSW pilot program NSW homelessness minister acknowledges program is direct response to housing crisis but says ‘it’s not acceptable this is what we have come to’ for those fleeing domestic violence The Guardian - AU · May 3, 2024
Haven for older women escaping domestic violence opens on the Central Coast A vacant aged care facility on the NSW Central Coast has been put to use as a haven for older women escaping domestic and family violence or who are at risk of homelessness. ABC News · Sep 6, 2022
Qantas blames Heathrow after losing woman’s bag containing mother’s ashes Australian woman has now been reunited with precious cargo The Independent UK · Jun 23, 2022
Passenger desperate as mum's ashes are lost in Heathrow's chaotic 'luggage pile' Annabelle Daniel asked the Australian airline Qantas for help on Twitter after her partner's bag, which contained her mum's ashes, went missing at Heathrow Airport Daily Mirror · Jun 23, 2022
Domestic violence spike expected in flood-ravaged northern NSW There is a link between domestic violence and natural disasters, say support organisations that are bracing for the fallout as they deal with their own resources and accommodation being decimated by floods. ABC News · Mar 23, 2022