Domestic Violence

'My partner constantly guilted me into sex. I didn’t see it for what it was.'

Vanessa Haldane

May is Domestic Violence Prevention month. These are the women we lost.

Billi Fitzsimons

'I fell in love with a gentleman. Within months, I didn't recognise him.'

Abuse during sex and degrading porn: This is what sexual coercion can actually look like.

Geraldine Bilston

Cassie's husband threatened to punch her during labour. Months later, he met Kylie.

Vicki Cleary was killed by her ex-boyfriend. In court, she was blamed for her own death.

Jessica Staveley

Her name was Judy Bednar. On Monday, her son was charged with her murder.

Billi Fitzsimons

What is coercive control? 4 red flags to watch out for, according to a survivor.

Vanessa Haldane

The ‘LIVES’ approach: How to help a friend who is in an abusive relationship.

Robert says he didn’t know he was abusing his wife, until a counsellor handed him a piece of paper.

Family violence doesn't discriminate. But for Indigenous women, the support systems often do.

'My abusive husband of 40 years died. I discovered he had written my eulogy.'

Billi Fitzsimons

"She used to sleep with a crowbar under her bed." Mitch Tambo's mum showed him what strength is.

Domestic abuse: Could you spot the signs?

Evidence shows children who are smacked are more likely to be involved in partner violence in adulthood.

The Conversation

Bianca Unwin lost her sister to domestic abuse. Her death followed a pattern of red flags.

Jessica Staveley

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