All agencies including police need to adopt the national DFV Death Review Network definition of domestic homicide that includes 'collateral homicides' in the context of DFV. This is very important esp with national homicide data base being developed.

Having witnessed first-hand the work of the Domestic Abuse Commissioner's office over the last year, and their impactful vision for the future, one that ensures all victims and survivors are supported, I hope to see party manifestos make commitments to the seismic shift needed in

This is one of the worst, victim blaming headlines I’ve seen. Do better, The Age Patrick Elligett.

I edited the headline for you.

Condolences to Jennifer & Gretl Petelczyc’s family & friends. They deserved to live, and for the reporting on their deaths to be more respectful.

Extraordinary. This clip from 4 Corners now passed 6 million social media views Ehud Barak says Netanyahu 'deliberately, systematically' headed off 2-state solution allowing Hamas to be paid 'protection money' Ami Ayalon says Israel wanted Hamas in power in Gaza: divide & conquer

Descendants of Northern Territory Stolen Generations who won a $50.45 million class action against the federal government in 2022 have complained the law firm that achieved the settlement is adding to their trauma by not yet paying the money out to them. abc.net.au/news/2024-05-2…

National Sorry Day and we continue to remove Indigenous children at 11 times the rate of non Indigenous children. This is comparable to the estimated number removed during the assimilation policy. It is the generationally removed who continue to make up the bulk of these

“Western Australia police Det Insp David Gorton told a press conference the man held a firearms licence and was known to police. “However, there doesn’t appear to be any history of violence,” he said.” But was there a history of coercive control? theguardian.com/australia-news…

“it is important to develop further understanding as to how suicide threats are addressed by police as they attend incidents of family violence, especially given that suicide threats may be weaponised as a form of coercive control” | Deakin University’s Jess Woolley

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Great article from Kelsey Hegarty on the primary prevention of violence against women - we need to target different pathways to perpetration, and different cohorts of perpetrators. Health interventions are vital. insightplus.mja.com.au/2024/19/new-st…

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The Australian Institute of Health & Welfare has produced an important new study on suicide among Centrelink recipients.

Among a number of other important insights, this now represents the best data we have relating to #Robodebt suicides.

aihw.gov.au/suicide-self-h…

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Scarlett Johansson has just issued this statement on OpenAI.

I have confirmed its authenticity directly with her publicist.

'Last September, I received an offer from Sam Altman, who wanted to hire me to voice the current ChatGPT 4.0 system. He told me that he felt that

What a massive stuff up by the ACT DPP and devastating for victims.

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Amal Clooney announces the conclusions of the Panel of Experts in International Law, convened by Karim A. A. Khan KC to advise on Int'l Criminal Court arrest warrant applications for crimes in Israel and Palestine. Read her Financial Times oped. ft.com/content/aa2089…

New fiction by Rachel Cusk in the magazine! I read this story maybe 20 times during the editing process and I can honestly say I liked it more each time. She is truly the master!! If you missed it at the weekend, here's a free link on.ft.com/3Ka2zfs

Australian men with sexual feelings towards children who are sexually abusing children are 4.3 times more likely to use Instagram than other men.

No parent should be posting scantily clad photos of their child there (or anywhere). #4corners

How is this not front page names? Or a national scandal?

85 children living in Victorian residential care were sexually exploited for money and/or drugs in the last 12 months. Those are just the cases reported to police.

My piece on a rage-inducing national scandal for ⁦The Observer⁩ - “Meet Becky, 14, suicidal, alone and unwanted. Victim of a cruel, uncaring state”. With thanks to Tortoise which has supported my attendance at multiple court hearings over 15 months. theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Great to see this getting mainstream coverage! The family law system is changing for the better, but there are still so many unresolved problems with it - if we could fix it for good, victim survivor parents and kids might actually have a shot at living freely

This is crank libertarianism. Regulate everyone to protect children??? 😱

Uh, yeah - we age verify alcoholic, cigarettes, drivers licenses, credit cards, etc to make sure children don’t drink, smoke, drive cars or take on debt.

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Former EIC of Ebony Kierna Mayo reads a powerful text from a fellow survivor about a video showing “Diddy” assaulting singer Cassie: 'an entire community stood by knowing this about him and continuing to support him as long as it was financially and socially beneficial… abusers