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Matt Rife’s sexist jokes are the standard for young, male internet comedians

TikTok and Instagram are awash with young stand-up comics using women as a punchline to their jokes, with the 28-year-old viral sensation Rife leading the pack. Why have we journeyed back to the Seventies, asks Olivia Petter

The Independent UK

WA targets domestic violence with $70m funding package

The WA government will spend $72.6 million combating family violence, with funding for crisis accommodation and prevention, intervention and education programs.

AAP

Four people killed in murder-suicide at homeless encampment

One of the victims had ongoing domestic violence issues involving the shooter stemming from another state

The Independent UK

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Man charged with murdering partner in apartment

A 40-year-old man has appeared in court after the body of a woman was found inside a home in Sydney's inner west.

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Financial abuse in intimate relationships, a red flag for domestic violence

Stealing money from bank accounts, forbidding or sabotaging work, controlling or unevenly splitting household expenses: financial abuse in intimate relationships persists in France. Often undetected, it’s frequently linked to physical violence.

France 24

Data monitoring to improve domestic violence reporting

Australians will gain a clearer understanding of the number of women killed by their partners as the government implements a regularly updated dashboard.

AAP

India: how COVID enabled new forms of economic abuse of women

In the wake of the COVID-19 crisis, the United Nations (UN) identified what it called a “shadow pandemic” of domestic violence against women. The UN includes in its definition of domestic violence what it refers to as “economic violence”, which it explains as: “making or attempting to make a person…

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Deaths of four women in South Australia prompt calls for royal commission into domestic violence

Peak body for family violence says commission would fix ‘highly complex and wicked problem’ and give victim-survivors a voice

The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: Lehrmann denies trying to get Higgins drunk; Israel-Hamas truce begins; and calls for domestic violence inquiry

Lehrmann faces cross examination in day three of his defamation trial against Network Ten and Lisa Wilkinson

The Guardian - AU

Lack of DV support for women with disabilities

Most women with disabilities who face domestic violence find it harder to seek help due to the attitudes and systems within support services.

AAP

7 charts on family, domestic and sexual violence in Australia

With so much data released about family, domestic and sexual violence, it can be difficult to see how it all fits together.

The Conversation

'We are sick of vigils': calls grow for DV inquiry

Four women have been murdered in one week in SA, prompting urgent calls for a royal commission to end violence against women.

AAP

'It cannot be normal that men hurt us women': what we can learn from the inquest into 4 Aboriginal women's deaths in the NT

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised this article contains names of deceased people. Some names have been changed to honour Sorry Business. This article also mentions violence against and killings of First Nations women.

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'Good men' must step up amid domestic violence crisis

Four women have been killed in one week in South Australia, prompting calls for men to lead conversations to end violence against women.

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154 domestic violence cases reported with Kudumbashree gender help desk

Domestic violence continues to dominate the cases being reported at the district help desk of Snehitha in Kakkanad and its sub-centre in Perumbavoor.

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Matt Rife Issued A Fake Apology For His Misogynistic ‘Jokes’ About DV & That’s It, Let’s Drag Him

Someone tell Matt Rife jokes are meant to be funny.

Reason

A Reversal in Rahimi Will Be Tougher to Write Than Critics Admit

Courts are "not insensitive to domestic violence" but are "sensitive to the constitutional rights of the accused."

Evening Standard

Who is comedian Matt Rife and how did he become popular?

The comedian has been forced to respond to criticism over ‘sexist’ domestic violence joke

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The Guardian - US

Diddy’s alleged abuse of Cassie is a sad reminder of how power works in society

About one in four women will experience partner violence, yet domestic violence still seems shrouded by myths and silence

The Independent UK

Comedian Matt Rife responds to backlash over ‘sexist’ domestic violence joke

Rife, 28, amassed millions of social media followers after his crowd work interactions went viral on TikTok

The Independent UK

Michigan continues overhaul of gun laws with extended firearm ban for misdemeanor domestic violence

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has signed legislation barring individuals convicted of misdemeanor domestic violence from possessing firearms for at least an eight-year-period

WEKU

Kentucky will use $2.2 million to combat domestic violence

The $2 million in funding is being awarded from the federal Violence Against Women Act grant program.

AAP

Rugby league journo Kent faces more serious DV charge

Prominent rugby league journalist Paul Kent will face a court hearing within weeks accused of domestic violence offences against a woman.

The Guardian - US

Memphis man suspected of killing four found dead of self-inflicted gunshot

Mavis Christian Jr allegedly killed three women and a teenage girl during a domestic violence rampage Saturday night, police say

The Independent UK

Memphis shooting suspect found dead after killing three women and teen girl in spree

Each shooting believed to be domestic violence situation, police say

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