The Latest Breaking News from domestic violence

Slain woman's mother urges 'solidarity' to end violence

Thousands of people, including family members of Melbourne teenager Isla Bell, have descended on major cities to protest against gendered violence.

AAP · Nov 21, 2024

Domestic violence continues to ravage Indigenous women

Indigenous women represent one-third of deaths related to domestic and family violence since June, say advocates who are calling for action.

AAP · Nov 20, 2024

Cascading crises besiege domestic violence services

Domestic violence services are overwhelmed by growing demand and a lack of resources, the first public hearing of a royal commission in SA has been told.

AAP · Nov 20, 2024

The missed warning sign that could have saved Harshita Brella’s life

‘Reading how Harshita was found sent a shiver down my spine and tears from my eyes,’ Labour MP says

The Independent UK · Nov 18, 2024

NAB sued for failing customers in financial hardship

Customers facing issues such as domestic violence and serious medical conditions were let down by NAB in their requests for support, a lawsuit alleges.

AAP · Nov 18, 2024

Domestic violence victim placed in caravan instead of home, damning report finds

Rachel de Souza, England’s children’s commissioner, said her research shows children’s basic rights to safety and happiness are ‘too often being ignored’

The Independent UK · Nov 17, 2024

Looking to prior encounters with the police can help prevent domestic violence

Most sexual violence and domestic violence crimes in Canada are male-perpetrated. Data from Statistics Canada shows that men commit 99 per cent of sexual assaults against women and are significantly more likely to offend criminally, including violent crime. Recent data indicates that nearly nine in 10 victims (89 per cent)…

The Conversation · Nov 17, 2024

Voices: The number of women losing their lives to domestic abuse in the UK is far higher than we realise

COMMENT: I estimate there could be an additional two women being killed every week and their deaths not seen as suspicious, despite those suspicions being raised, writes criminologist Professor Jane Monckton Smith, as she backs The Independent’s Brick by Brick campaign

The Independent UK · Nov 17, 2024

The hidden death toll of domestic abuse: ‘There are more suicides than killings. Why isn’t more being done?’

More domestic abuse victims take their own lives than are killed by their tormentors, latest figures show, but perpetrators are rarely held to account for these deaths

The Independent UK · Nov 17, 2024

NT police officer back on active duty after charge related to partner’s death dropped

Exclusive: ‘Failure to rescue’ charge withdrawn years after coroner found woman died of untreated head injury

The Guardian - AU · Nov 16, 2024