Queensland police domestic violence inquiry extended after flood of submissions More than 130 extra submissions received since QPS chief Katarina Carroll took stand The Guardian - AU · Sep 2, 2022
Rail to Refuge founder hopes to expand scheme to ferries and buses Southeastern rail worker Darren O’Brien is behind the scheme, which enables domestic abuse victims to access free train tickets to safe havens. The Independent UK · Sep 1, 2022
Qld govt backs DV inquiry report extension A Commission of Inquiry into Queensland police responses to domestic violence has asked to hand in its report more than a month later than expected. AAP · Sep 1, 2022
Queensland Police domestic violence inquiry extends after 130 new submissions The extension was requested following a "significant response" to evidence provided by Police Commissioner Katarina Carroll last month. ABC News · Sep 1, 2022
Ryan Giggs’s ex-teammate Gary Neville could face contempt of court action over comment during trial Former England footballer to be referred to Attorney General over 4am social media post on first day of domestic violence trial The Independent UK · Sep 1, 2022
Thousands call new Chinese domestic violence helpline app Thousands of Chinese women have called a new domestic violence helpline app within days of its launch, its founder said. Reuters · Sep 1, 2022
More than 170 serving Met Police officers under investigation for alleged domestic abuse 170 Met officers are under investigation for alleged domestic abuse Evening Standard · Sep 1, 2022
Almost 50 domestic abuse incidents reported to police every week in Derry and Strabane "We are going backwards on this issue and more women are suffering the consequences." Belfast Live · Sep 1, 2022
A NT Supreme Court Judge Thinks Antiracism Is Turning Into A ‘Religion Or A Cult’ Really, Babe? Do we really want to be comparing fighting racism to a cult? Pedestrian.tv · Sep 1, 2022
West Lothian's domestic abuse shame: County recorded highest cases in Lothian Shocking statistics revealed the county reported the highest figures in the Lothians and fifth highest in Scotland Daily Record · Sep 1, 2022
Gary Neville facing contempt of court probe after comment during Ryan Giggs trial Sky Sports pundit Gary Neville is facing a Contempt of Court investigation over a comment he made during former teammate Ryan Giggs’ domestic abuse trial. Evening Standard · Sep 1, 2022
NT supreme court judge says antiracism is becoming ‘a religion or a cult’ Justice Judith Kelly uses speech on Indigenous domestic violence to claim there’s a ‘culture in some communities that tolerates violence against women’ The Guardian - AU · Sep 1, 2022
Qld police DV inquiry mulls more hearings An inquiry into Queensland police responses to domestic violence could reopen to public hearings focusing on the culture in the force. AAP · Sep 1, 2022
Domestic violence survivor Amy Livermore – TikTok's Bogan Barbie – to join Grace Tame at Respect Week Popular Tik Tok user, mother and university student Amy Livermore is drawing on her experience as a domestic violence survivor to use the social media juggernaut to educate and heal. ABC News · Aug 31, 2022
Daily Record · Aug 31, 2022 Lanarkshire thug secretly filmed throttling his ex in series of brutal attacks is jailed Brute Christopher Forrest forced the 33-year-old woman to endure a terrifying campaign of domestic abuse
Daily Record · Aug 31, 2022 Ryan Giggs domestic violence trial jury fails to reach verdict on charges The jury has been discharged amid the case which is being heard at Manchester Crown Court.
The Guardian - AU · Aug 31, 2022 ‘Helpfulness is not only the physical things you do for people; you can be emotionally there’ Author and Mudgin-Gal former CEO Ashlee Donohue says empowering and uplifting women, girls and young people - who then, in turn, uplift their own families and communities - ensures women know they’re not alone. That there’s help out there.
Input · Aug 30, 2022 FTC sues data broker for selling sensitive location data Idaho-based Kochava has allegedly sold location data traceable to reproductive health clinics and domestic violence shelters.
Daily Record · Aug 30, 2022 Vile domestic abuser who told ex 'you're going to die in my hands' as he throttled her jailed The attacks began when she returned home from shopping and an argument broke out on the driveway of their home in Blantyre, Lanarkshire.
The Independent UK · Aug 30, 2022 In new gun law, a quiet breakthrough for victims of abuse Victims of abuse and their families saw a quiet breakthrough this summer when a new bipartisan gun safety law made it more difficult for intimate partners convicted of domestic abuse to obtain firearms
ABC News · Aug 30, 2022 Adelaide driver who crashed and injured her sons while under the influence of drugs given home detention A District Court judge has shown leniency to a mother, who seriously injured her three sons in a meth-fuelled crash in the Adelaide Hills, because she was fleeing domestic violence.
Radio France Internationale · Aug 28, 2022 Why are Indian women increasingly taking their own lives? India has seen a rise in the number of women taking their own lives, pushed by various phenomena such as early marriage, domestic abuse, pressure to give birth to a son and a lack of financial autonomy.
The Philadelphia Inquirer · Aug 26, 2022 Group stands behind Phillies domestic abuse awareness night, despite two recent players who have faced charges PHILADELPHIA — An organization that aims to raise awareness about domestic violence and help its victims defended its partnership with the Phillies on a domestic violence awareness night on Friday at Citizens Bank Park.
Sports Illustrated · Aug 26, 2022 Tennis’s Most Exciting Player Is Also Its Most Difficult He just reached his first major final. He’s also smashed rackets and hurled insults, and is facing an alleged domestic violence incident. What to make of him right now?
Evening Standard · Aug 26, 2022 ‘Your sense of home roots you in everything’: meet the woman fighting London’s furniture poverty problem Emily Wheeler runs Furnishing Futures, an initiative which furnishes the homes of domestic abuse survivors who cannot afford essential items.