The Latest Breaking News from domestic violence

Georgia lawmakers passed a bill that would reduce sentences for domestic violence survivors if they can tie their crimes to abuse

State’s chief magistrate denied police access to female police officer’s confidential domestic and family violence documents this week

Beau Lamarre-Condon is yet to enter a plea for the alleged murder of Jesse Baird and Luke Davies.⁠⁠

Married at First Sight Australia (colloquially known as “MAFS”) is one of Australia’s most popular reality TV shows, averaging two million viewers an episode. But this year’s season has come under fire for multiple narratives plagued by domestic violence.

If that funding is lost, survivors and their children would either be back in a shelter or back with their abuser, said New Destiny Chief Executive Nicole Branca.

“It’s crazy to me we’re just walking past someone convicted of stalking being given cushy TV jobs?”

The taskforce will include a regional support network trained on topics including domestic violence and sexual offending.

At last year’s conference marking the 50th anniversary of Elsie, Australia’s first feminist refuge, numerous speakers reflected on the ultimate aim of the feminist refuge movement, back in the 1970s: that in the near future, domestic violence would no longer exist and their services would no longer be needed.

The woman who accused Xavier Worthy of felony assault last week alleges he put his hands on her at least five times in the last year.