The Latest Breaking News from domestic violence

Evil boyfriend lovebombed ex and threatened to bury her in domestic abuse horror

George Bannister plied Natalie Wood with adoring messages calling her "beautiful" – before later threatening to kill her.

Daily Record · May 13, 2023

The UK is offering payments to abuse victims – but it may not be enough to help them leave

For the 1.7 million women in England and Wales who are victims of domestic abuse, the cost of living crisis has added more barriers to leaving their abuser. The charity Women’s Aid has found that the vast majority of women living with their abuser have now found it even more…

The Conversation · May 12, 2023

Landlords to be given more powers to evict tenants for antisocial behaviour

Michael Gove to introduce bill strengthening lessors’ rights in England as charities warn of impact for domestic abuse victims

The Guardian - UK · May 12, 2023

How a US Supreme Court ruling is transforming gun control

As mass killings stoke calls for reform, legal fights over the historical basis for gun rights have gone into overdrive.

Al Jazeera · May 10, 2023

Safe Home review – gripping drama on Australia’s domestic abuse epidemic

The statistics on family abuse are alarming. This SBS series tells the stories behind those numbers, with Aisha Dee giving a nuanced performance as a legal centre worker

The Guardian - AU · May 10, 2023

NSW man pleads guilty to DV offences, bugging ex-lover's bedroom and tracking her car

A Lake Macquarie man has pleaded guilty to seven domestic violence offences after a GPS tracking device was removed from his ex-lover's car and police found a listening device in her bedroom.

ABC News · May 10, 2023

From JobSeeker to rent assistance and the single parenting payment: The budget's Centrelink changes explained

Millions of people receiving Centrelink payments such as JobSeeker and rent assistance will see a boost after the federal budget goes through. Learn about what it means for you here.

ABC News · May 9, 2023

DA tweaks Jonathan Majors’ charge, lawyer says he's innocent

Actor Jonathan Majors has been arraigned on a revised domestic violence charge in which a woman says the Marvel star twisted her arm, struck her head and shoved her into a vehicle

The Independent UK · May 9, 2023

Number of people seeking help for domestic abuse jumps by nearly 50 per cent

Projects designed to protect people from domestic violence and fraud have been embraced by the community

Daily Record · May 8, 2023

How removing parenting payments when children turned 8 harmed rather than helped single mothers

As the government weighs up whether to extend single parenting payments to parents of children older than the present cutoff age of eight in this week’s budget, new information has come to light about what happened when the rules were tightened in 2013.

The Conversation · May 7, 2023