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Indigenous women are dying violent, preventable deaths. Endless inquiries won’t help unless we act

Recently, a landmark coronial inquiry into the deaths of four Indigenous women from domestic and family violence in the Northern Territory released its findings after a year-long investigation.

The Conversation

‘Killed where we live’: domestic violence deaths of NT women draw blunt responses but no action

As NT police say they are ‘overwhelmed’ by the scale of the violence, a federal allocation of $180m sits untouched

The Guardian - AU

Funding shortfall denies 400,000 of key legal service

Hundreds of thousands of Australians are being turned away from community legal centres, as the sector battles chronic underfunding.

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Queen Camilla Holds Emotional Meeting With Domestic Abuse Survivors: "You're Virtually the Same Age as My Granddaughters"

The Queen said she would campaign for change until she's "able to no more."

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Jess Phillips on new anti-domestic violence measures: ‘I feel hopeful today’

Police say strict new restraining orders on domestic abusers will enable them to ‘manage offenders proactively’

The Guardian - UK

Florida Woman Sentenced To Life For Husband's Murder

Laurie Shaver sentenced to life for husband's murder in a tragic case highlighting domestic violence consequences.

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Health regulators take stand in fight to end violence

Regulators have come together for the first time to condemn family violence and remind health practitioners of their critical role in the battle to end it.

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Domestic violence reports up in Scotland by 25 per cent in past year

Reports to police of instances of domestic violence have increased by 25 per cent in the past year, figures show, despite a slight decrease in…

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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.

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'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.

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Man Charged With Multiple Domestic Violence Offences After A Woman Was Stabbed On A NSW Train

Police believe the man and woman were known to each other.

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‘This is our horror’: the grim stories driving the Northern Territory’s reckoning with domestic violence

Since 2000, 81 women in the NT have died as a result of domestic violence, 93% of them Aboriginal – a landmark inquiry is looking at what went wrong

The Guardian - AU

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.

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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.

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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.

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“I’m Already Invested”: New TV Show Sheds Light On Amateur Boxing And Domestic Violence

“Boxing is community. And for me, it's about education." The post “I’m Already Invested”: New TV Show Sheds Light On Amateur Boxing And Domestic Violence first appeared on Bored Panda.

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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

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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.

The Independent UK

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’

Newcastle Herald

Man charged with assault and stalking in state-wide DV crackdown

More than 500 people were charged.

The Conversation

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 Guardian - AU

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 Independent UK

The Independent nominated four times in End Violence Against Women Awards

The Independent was nominated three times in the Opinion category and once in the Investigation category as part of its Brick by Brick campaign into domestic violence

The Conversation

How council budget cuts are affecting domestic violence services – and those who need them

Late one Friday afternoon, Jess, who works with a major UK-based domestic abuse support organisation, had a phone call from her local homelessness office.

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