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Melbourne uni lecturer ‘deeply sorry’ for wife’s stabbing murder

A Deakin University lecturer who killed his wife at their family home after an argument about childcare has apologised to a court for the brutal murder.

Husband gets 24 years for wife’s death-letter murder in 1982

John Douglas Bowie will likely spend the rest of his life behind bars after killing his wife Roxlyn more than four decades ago.

This Is My Brave helps Christine share her story of domestic violence

Christine endured horrific domestic violence inflicted by her then husband for more than 20 years. Today, she shares her story on stage with This Is My Brave Australia.

Criminalising coercive control: long-awaited historic law reforms are celebrated, but not without controversy

The NSW government bill to criminalise coercive control was passed in State Parliament on 16 November 2022; the ACT is expected to follow.

Over 600 arrested in major NSW domestic violence blitz

NSW Police have arrested hundreds of high-risk domestic violence offenders during a blitz on "the most challenging community issue of our generation".

Sod turned at YWCA Ainslie housing site for vulnerable women

Ground has officially been broken at the YWCA Ainslie development today, which will soon give shelter to nine vulnerable Canberran women.

Dunghutti woman Tanya Keed: ‘We just want our voices to be heard’

The Sista 2 Sista: Hear Our Voices forum on Tuesday 15 November is an Indigenous women’s advocacy event on family violence, demonstrating that “Blak (sic) women’s lives matter”.

A woman of spirit: Adele Auva’a

A finalist in Lifeline Canberra’s 2022 Women of Spirit Awards, Adele Auva’a is a survivor, a proud Samoan woman, and a community mentor to young girls. Above all that, however, she’s a...

Queanbeyan man in court on forcible confinement charges

A 32-year-old Queanbeyan man faced the ACT Magistrates Court yesterday charged with one count of aiding and abetting the forcible confinement of a Kambah woman in 2011.

Man charged after allegedly hitting man with bobcat at Young

A 59-year-old man has been charged with domestic violence and property-related offences after allegedly driving a bobcat towards a 38-year-old man in Young NSW yesterday.

ACT domestic violence law reforms on the table

The ACT Government is calling for community feedback to change how agencies communicate and support victims of domestic and family violence.

Chris Dawson found guilty of wife’s murder

A judge has found Chris Dawson murdered his wife Lyn 40 years ago, rejecting the possibility she abandoned her husband and children to vanish without a trace.

Stopping family violence in Australia starts with protecting children

They’re our youngest and most vulnerable citizens, yet despite protection initiatives and support services, between 50,000 and 100,000 children are abused or neglected each year in Australia.

National paid domestic violence leave moves ahead

The Albanese government has formally told the industrial umpire it will introduce 10 days paid family and domestic violence leave into the National Employment Standards as soon as possible.

Hannah Clarke gets last word at ‘unthinkably confronting’ inquest

The deaths of Hannah Clarke and her three children in 2020 at the hands of her controlling, paranoid, estranged husband has been the subject of a confronting inquest.

Labor commits to help domestic violence in the ACT

Federal Labor politicians have promised funding support for frontline organisations supporting women and children fleeing violence.

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