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Domestic Violence

MAY 2022

22 weeks, 20 women murdered: This is a national crisis.
15 years after she was murdered, we still don't know who killed Stacey Thorne.
"The signs were there." How an abusive childhood can translate into toxic relationships later in life.
"I'd never seen Mum cry like she did that day." A letter to my late sister, Vicki Cleary.
'No phone, no access to money.' For 4 years, Zoe Marshall was in an abusive relationship.
'My dad is an abuser and I still love him.' The conversation we're not having about domestic violence.
'She suffered in silence.' An open letter about the murder of my sister, Allison Baden-Clay.
When she was 8, Melissa named and jailed her mum’s killer. Years later, she said she got it wrong.
A third of migrant women experience domestic violence in Australia. But there's more to it than that.
'I teach young men about respect. Here's what I tell them about domestic violence.'
"We'd never heard of coercive control." A letter from Sue Clarke, to her daughter Hannah Clarke.
'I’m a queer woman and I was sexually assaulted by another woman. People laughed when I told them.'
"It takes a heavy emotional toll." An open letter from John Herron, the father of Courtney Herron.
'I left my abusive partner last year. My family is still in contact with him.'
'I desperately want to be there for her.' How to help a friend experiencing domestic violence.
'My mum knew about my DV relationship. But she didn't have the words to help me.'
'Last night, I attended a domestic violence vigil. I didn’t expect to be triggered.'
On the eve of Domestic Violence Awareness Month, a woman was allegedly murdered.