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Labor targets boys and young men at risk of engaging in family violence
A new plan aims to help support young men and boys at risk of engaging in family, domestic and sexual violence in a bid to provide early intervention strategies across the country. Source: News.com.au.
Australia must take gendered violence ‘as seriously as it takes terrorism’
The enormous task of ending gendered violence in this generation has been laid bare in the first annual update on the progress of the National Plan to End Violence Against Women and Children. Source: ABC News.
New tool sheds light on harmful online voices
Parents will get a window into the misogynistic content flooding their teenagers’ social media feeds under the latest push to tackle gender-based violence. Source: The West Australian.
Domestic violence review gets underway amid calls for urgent action
The Albanese Government’s “rapid review” of how to best prevent violence against women will begin today in Sydney before its advice is delivered later this year. Source: ABC News.
Violence against women highlights importance of Vinnies fundraising
The importance of St Vincent de Paul Society’s fundraising to provide emergency support services has been highlighted by the continuing violence against Australian women, the society’s national president Mark Gaetani said.
Labor pledges $925m to help women leave violent relationships
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has announced $925 million to help victims of violence leave abusive relationships and a ban on deepfake pornography as new measures to combat violence against women. Source: The Guardian.
Leaders weigh plan to track domestic violence offenders
A plan to track domestic violence offenders will be considered by federal and state leaders at a national cabinet meeting today that will also canvass stricter bail laws. Source: The Age.
Albanese says domestic violence ‘a problem of our entire society’
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has told attendees at a march against domestic violence his government “must do better”, adding violence is “a problem of our entire society” and it requires men to change their behaviour. Source: ABC News.
Attorney-General says Australia has a crisis of male violence
Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus will call out a crisis of male violence in Australia and demand that men step up to prevent it, after the number of women killed in violent incidents so far this year reached 24. Source: Sydney Morning Herald.