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‘Crisis’ of domestic violence in NT needs immediate action, advocates say after landmark report released

Northern Territory domestic homicide rate seven times the national rate, with systemic failings contributing to deaths, coroner’s report finds

The Guardian - AU

'Whatever it takes': child removal floated to tackle DV

Child protection practices will be examined by a government in response to a landmark inquiry into the domestic violence deaths of four women.

AAP

'National shame': Landmark inquest shines light on DV

Findings on the deaths of four Aboriginal women at the hands of their partners have been handed down by a coroner.

AAP

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Why are men who murder women seen as less of a threat than terrorists?

We can continue to bury the bodies of murdered women. Or we can get serious about misogynistic violence

The Guardian - AU

Women are terrorised but ministers avoid the T word

Youth Minister Anne Aly came the closest among federal ministers to compare treating family violence offenders like terrorism suspects.

AAP

Social support payment systems may be reviewed as DV commissioner warns they are being ‘weaponised’ against women

Micaela Cronin highlights concerns that payment systems are used to punish current and former intimate partners

The Guardian - AU

Calls for family violence funding to be election issue

A report card on Australia's progress in ending gender-based violence concludes more funding is needed, especially in crisis areas.

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Albo commits to gas past 2050

Labor says we’ll be using gas well past 2050, Jason Clare backtracks on his Palestine chant statement, and Greg Hunt goes after the COVID-era premiers for their ‘unilateral’ decision making.

Crikey

Enforcing 'global and borderless' deepfake offences a challenge

The Prime Minister has announced plans to criminalise such content.

The Canberra Times

Better data will help reduce domestic and sexual violence, inaugural commissioner says

Australia's first Family, Domestic and Sexual Violence Commissioner visits Alice Springs to meet frontline workers, acknowledging that better data is needed to set successful targets for the reduction of domestic violence.

ABC News

Domestic violence survivors call for reforms to justice system, lifelong AVOs for safety

Shannon (not her real name) has to spend the rest of her life applying for protection orders to stay safe from a violent ex-partner, and is calling for changes to allow for lifelong AVOs.

ABC News

What can we expect from Australia's first domestic violence commissioner Micaela Cronin?

Micaela Cronin says the input of victim-survivors will be crucial to address the "epidemic levels" of gender-based violence in Australia.

ABC News

Family violence commissioner selected

Former Australian Council of Social Service president Micaela Cronin has been appointed the country's first Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence Commissioner.

AAP

Micaela Cronin a former social worker named the new domestic violence commissioner

Micaela Cronin will begin at the newly established commission next week and will be responsible for tracking the implementation of the new national plan to end violence against women and children within "one generation".

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