New report released today - This study examines investigation processes relating to histories of family violence following women’s deaths by suicide in Victoria. 👉🏼 Read our report here: acuresearchbank.acu.edu.au/item/914zx/f...

Australia needs a dedicated Federal Minister for Children. There is currently no single minister tasked with coordinating efforts, listening to children, or ensuring accountability for outcomes. This must change. 👉🏼 My article: theconversation.com/australia-ha...

Thanks to @yahoonews.com for republishing my article examining how parents can coercively control their children, often under the guise of parental discipline. 👉🏼Read here: au.news.yahoo.com/very-fearful...

🚨 New article published today: I explore findings from interviews with young people who described how coercive control by parents shaped their daily lives and long-term wellbeing. 👉🏼 Read here: theconversation.com/i-was-very-f...

Thank you to Carlton Football Club for the opportunity to join the Carlton Respects Round last night 🧡💙 It was an honour to stand with families impacted by men’s violence, & with the Carlton Board, players & brilliant colleagues working to end domestic & sexual violence for a moment's silence.

In today's Canberra Times I explore the national relevance of findings from my report 'Silence and Inaction: Children and young people’s experiences of violence and systemic failure in South Australia' which was released last week. 👉🏼 Read the article here www.canberratimes.com.au/story/901365...

Thanks to ABC News for covering the release of my ‘Silence and Inaction’ report for the South Australian Royal Commission. Among the 53 child victims that I interviewed numerous shared experiences of coercive control & the barriers to seeking help. Read more here: www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07...

📢 Released today: ‘Silence and Inaction: Children and Young People’s Experiences of Violence & Systemic Failure in South Australia.’ 💡 The report presents findings from interviews with 53 young victim-survivors. 👉🏼 Read the Report here: sequre-consulting.com/silence-and-...

‘ Examining the Impact of Domestic & Family Violence on Young Australians’ School-Level Education’ - New paper from Bec Stewart, @katefitzgibbon.bsky.social & me in Australian Journal of Social Issues, drawing on quality data from 1600 survey responses. Click: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

📢 New Publication today: ‘Examining the Impact of Domestic and Family Violence on Young Australians’ School-Level Education.’ 📝 Read our article here onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

What Kind of Man Do You Want to Be? 🧡 Today Respect Victoria launched our 9th social change campaign. We know we need to be innovative & creative in how we engage men in conversations related to preventing violence. 🔸You can view the campaign here www.respectvictoria.vic.gov.au/campaigns/ki...

Our latest article, “Male victim-survivor views on the criminalisation of coercive control in Australia”, has just been published. We explore male victim-survivor views on the criminalisation of coercive control, including perceived risks and benefits. Read via www.tandfonline.com/doi/epdf/10....

Comparison of policies here for readers’ interest theconversation.com/the-major-pa...

With a week to go before the election, both major parties have now released their plans to address domestic, family & sexual violence. Hayley Boxa & I examine both announcements & ask do they truly reflect the scale of the national crisis we are facing? 👉🏼 theconversation.com/the-major-pa...

Violence against women was declared a national crisis in Australia in 2024. So why has it been barely mentioned this federal election? Dr Hayley Boxall & I examine what’s missing & what is needed from our political leaders. 👉🏼 Read via theconversation.com/australia-ha...

A NSW Police investigation & a NSW SafeWork investigation are being conducted into Australia’s Married at First Sight following a ‘wall punch’ incident. These behaviours are not entertainment. They are warning signs. 👉🏼 My thoughts on this season of MAFS via: amp.abc.net.au/article/1050...

📰 Today Conor Pall & I have a co-authored article in The Canberra Times calling for urgent action to support early intervention, response, and recovery for children as victim-survivors of family violence in their own right. 👉🏼 Read our article via: www.canberratimes.com.au/story/893321...

Victorian Parliament has released its final report from the Inquiry into capturing data on people using family violence in Victoria. Without better data, we cannot design the interventions & systems needed to stop the use of violence. Read the report via www.parliament.vic.gov.au/fvpdata-repo...

While this Federal Budget offers some welcome initiatives, it falls short of delivering the comprehensive whole of spectrum funding that is needed from prevention to early intervention, response and through to recovery & healing. 👉 Read the article via here: www.news.com.au/finance/econ...

It’s been a week! Grateful for these opportunities to join global conversations on the power of individuals to drive change and to bring my perspective on addressing violence against women and children.

Children are too often invisible in our national efforts to tackle domestic, family & sexual violence. We need to invest in supporting recovery & healing for children impacted by domestic, family & sexual violence. 👉🏼 Read our article here: www.canberratimes.com.au/story/891237...

🎙️ Really grateful to the Not Super. Woman. podcast team for inviting me to join them in this conversation on the national crisis of violence against women. 🔊 Listen to the episode here: www.notsuper-woman.com/s5-ep2

Thanks to @womensagenda.bsky.social for republishing our article on victim-survivors experiences of domestic violence perpetrated by a police officer and the significant challenges of reporting such violence. 👉🏼 Read our article here: womensagenda.com.au/latest/he-kn...

Where do you seek help when your abuser is a police officer? Our latest Conversation article examines the experiences of 17 victim-survivors of domestic violence perpetrated by a partner who is or was a police officer. 👉🏼 Read our article here: theconversation.com/he-knows-how...

Great to have our article, “Police Officer-Involved Domestic Violence: Examining the Unique Risks and Barriers to Safety” now published. Our article examines victim’s experiences of domestic violence perpetrated by a police officer. 👉🏼 Read our article here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Last week I spoke with The Wire about Argentinian president Javier Milei’s announcement that his government will scrap the femicide crime laws, arguing they were ‘woke’. 🎧 Listen here: www.thewire.org.au/story/javier...

Honoured to be appointed to the Victorian Children’s Council, advising the Premier and ministers on policies that impact children’s health, development, wellbeing and safety. Excited to contribute to shaping a better future for Victorian children.

Today marks 2yrs since the introduction of paid domestic violence leave—a critical reform giving up to 12.4 million workers, including casuals, access to 10 days of paid leave annually. 👉 Read our findings on what is needed to embed this reform effectively journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

In a major setback in the fight against gender-based violence, Argentinian President Javier Milei’s government has announced it will repeal the crime of femicide from the penal code. My article for The Conversation here: theconversation.com/argentinas-p...

During the WEF Annual Meeting in Davos, Argentinian President Javier Milei announced his intention to remove femicide from the penal code. Milei dismissed femicide laws as a product of “woke” culture. This announcement is deeply concerning. 👉🏼 My thoughts here: theconversation.com/argentinas-p...

On Day 2 in Davos I spoke as part of the ‘Levelling the playing field’ panel. 🌏 The Global Gender Gap Report estimates it will take 134 yrs to achieve gender parity. We are moving further away from equality. ✨ Honoured to have spoken alongside esteemed international leaders. #WEF2025 #OpenForum25

On Day 2 of the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos I had the honour to meet with Her Majesty Queen Mathilde of Belgium to discuss violence against women and children. #WEF25 #YGL25

Day 2 at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos. I am speaking on a panel later today about the WEF’s Global Gender Gap Report & the barriers we must tackle to ensure justice & to accelerate progress on gender equality. Parity is still 134 years away. Global action is urgently needed.

Beginning Day 2 at @wef Annual Meeting in Davos listening to a session unpacking the actions of the US Government & what it may mean for the future. Insights from Allison Schrager, Ian Bremmer, Prof Graham Allison & Walter Mead moderated by @reuters.com Editor in Chief Alessandra Galloni. #WEF25

Next week I am attending the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting. I am speaking on a panel about the persistent gaps we must tackle to ensure progress towards gender equality. I am also meeting with international leaders to discuss the need to accelerate efforts to address violence against women.

Earlier this week I joined @abcnews to discuss police officer involved family violence & sexual harassment. Victoria Police have investigated 683 employees in the past 5 years over alleged sexual & family violence offences. 🎧 Listen here: www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...

A pivotal wishlist for women this election year: 1. Back the talk on ending violence against women with funding & unity 2. End ‘normalisation’ of women’s economic inequality 3. Improve women’s healthcare & don’t touch reproductive rights …and other priorities: womensagenda.com.au/latest/pivot...

Earlier this week I joined @abc as part of their 2024 end of year coverage to discuss the national crisis of men’s violence against women & the horrific number of women killed in 2024. 💔 In 2024, according to Counting Dead Women Australia at least 78 women were killed allegedly by men’s violence.

In 2024, the Guardian aimed to report on every woman allegedly killed by a man in the UK. This resulted in reporting on the alleged killing of 80 women. It is brilliant to see this commitment to reporting on each and every life taken. All women’s lives matter. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/ng-i...

2025 must be the year for change. Men’s violence against women and children is a global crisis. It is well beyond time that governments commit funding commensurate with the scale of the problem. Anything less will fall short. The cost will be women & children’s lives.

Thanks to @jennaprice.bsky.social for the opportunity to contribute to her article today on violence against women & women’s deaths in Australia in 2025. 👉🏼 Read Jenna’s article here: www.canberratimes.com.au/story/885503...

Yet again we see the fatal consequences of the national crisis of men’s violence against women 💔 2024 has been a devastating year for women’s safety in Australia. What will be done to address this in 2025? At a minimum - funding commensurate with the crisis is urgently needed.

🚨Released today - The criminalisation of coercive control: A national study of victim‑survivors’ views on the need for, benefits, risks & impacts of criminalisation. We present findings from 130 in-depth interviews with female victim‑survivors. 👉🏼Read our report here: doi.org/10.26180/280...

In the United States a woman’s risk of being killed increases by 20% when she is pregnant & after giving birth. For pregnant women under 25 yrs old their risk of death by homicide is double. #EndFemicide #VAWG www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

As we head towards the Christmas period it is absolutely essential to ensure that frontline services are adequately resourced to respond to the expected increase in reports of domestic, family and sexual violence. Read here: www.news.com.au/lifestyle/re...

A thought provoking & inspiring day spent visiting @mitofficial.bsky.social generously hosted by Prof Fadel Adib. Grateful for the opportunity to present my work on challenges and opportunities in the measurement of femicide globally & share my recent book ‘Our National Crisis’.

Fantastic to be in New York at the ‘Addressing Femicide’ roundtable hosted by @unfpa.bsky.social Grateful for the invitation to attend & the opportunity to connect with & learn from international colleagues working to improve the measurement of & responses to femicide in countries around the world.

Hayley Boxall & I have provided a submission in response to the Making Queensland Safer Bill 2024. We raise concerns about the introduction of ‘adult crime, adult time’ provisions including removal of detention as a last resort & mandatory sentencing. Read via bridges.monash.edu/articles/rep...

Why don't we offer domestic abuse leave in the UK? To answer this question Glamour Magazine draws upon our Monash University study examining the workplace impacts of domestic violence & the need for embedded workplace supports. Read the article here: www.glamourmagazine.co.uk/article/dome...

Good morning Canberra 🧡 Great to be here during the 16 days of activism to end gender based violence to meet with members of Australian Parliament to discuss the importance of progressing Australia’s commitment to prevent and ultimately eliminate all forms of domestic, family and sexual violence.