'I didn't know what happened in my home was different'

Clementine Ford   Why are programs addressing domestic violence awareness still failing to include the education of children?

Domestic violence

Confronting online campaigns show hidden victims of family violence

Eamonn Duff   "If domestic violence was addressed within schools, I could have gotten help and saved my mum."

When will we stop counting dead women?

Jenna Price   There have been 31 women killed this year so far. So why is Abbott cutting funds to 27 DV support services?

Street harassment is one of the "most pervasive forms of sexualised violence"

Judith Ireland   It's one of the most pervasive forms of sexualised violence so why isn't street harassment taken more seriously, asks Judith Ireland.

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No single minister can prevent domestic violence alone

Moo Baulch, CEO of Domestic Violence NSW   What does the appointment of Pru Goward as Australia's first anti-domestic violence minister actually mean for women?

Bankstown boys rap against domestic violence

Jenny Noyes   "We all say no, so don't sit in silence." Everyone should listen to these primary school boys.

New anti-domestic violence minister highlights prevention

Rachel Olding   The country's first dedicated Domestic Violence Minister is promising to radically shift government's focus to prevention.

'Mother blame'

The most vicious attack that can be made on a domestic violence survivor

Louise Pascale   How abusive partners alienate children from their mothers through continuous criticism and lies.

Family violence

Can new approaches towards tackling domestic violence save women's lives?

Melissa Fyfe   As Victoria's Royal Commission into Family Violence begins, experts are searching the world to find the best answers to a basic question: can the murders of women by their partners or ex-partners – a weekly tragedy in Australia – be prevented?

Five things we know about young people's view on domestic violence

Clementine Ford   And why they are so important.

Finding a Way Back From an Arranged Marriage

SAMUEL G. FREEDMAN   "I wanted to do something to give back. I wanted to use my pain to help others in the same situation."

Abuse survivor speaks out about domestic violence in the 'nicer suburbs'

Rachel Olding   "No one ever wants to admit the fairytale lifestyle has gone wrong," says Kay Schubach.

More than 1 in 3 women worldwide experience violence

Somini Sengupta   Despite the many gains women have made, violence against women and girls worldwide "persists at alarmingly high levels," a United Nations report says.