Domestic violence

Men are most likely to be perpetrators of domestic violence – but they're also an integral part of the solution. Clair Weaver meets four inspiring men who have confronted the ugly reality of violence against women in their everyday lives.

Alison Lander's world was rocked the day she raced to the hospital to find her two young boys had suffered horrific burns at the hands of their father.

A tall, attractive very (very) drunk brunette approaches you on the street – what do you do?

A woman called 911 and pretended to order a pizza to alert the police that her abusive boyfriend was assaulting her.

Australians have never needed to be more aware of child abuse and it traumatic effects than now, says Dr Cathy Kezelman, president of national support group, Adult Surviving Child Abuse (ASCA). “Childhood trauma directly affects an estimated five million adult Australians”, says Dr Kezelman. “It also affects their family, including their children and their communities. It’s like the […]

Rosie Batty, the mother of murdered 11-year-old Luke Batty, has been named Victorian of the Year.

A coroner’s inquest into the death of Victorian schoolboy Luke Batty, who died when he was stabbed by his mentally ill father in the rural town Tyabb in February, is examining ways the 11-year-old’s death might have been prevented. Luke’s father Greg Anderson, who was wanted by police in relation to four separate arrest warrants […]

A Brisbane woman brutally murdered and dismembered by her partner, a chef who then cooked parts of her body, was a transgender cabaret dancer who earned as much as $500-a-night as a "high-class" prostitute.

Former Governor-General and Queensland domestic violence taskforce chair Dame Quentin Bryce has urged everyone to take action on domestic violence.

Scandal actress Kerry Washington has spoken out about financial abuse and launches Purple Purse Program to help.