Domestic Violence

The fight over the looming closure of a critical women's crisis centre in Perth next week escalates, with Lord Mayor Basil Zempilas insisting it is what his community wants.

A man has been charged over the alleged murder of a woman in suburban Adelaide — one of four female victims who have died in suspicious circumstances in domestic settings in the past week.

The Australian Bureau of Statistics survey finds around 16 per cent of women have experienced some form of economic abuse. A leading women's advocate says it's a form of abuse that too often is flying under the radar.

When Sister Nicole hosted workshops to examine domestic and family violence, people willingly shared their own experiences of abuse. Now the church is tackling how it can prevent it happening.

The Safe Night Space has been keeping vulnerable women off the streets and out of violent homes for more than two years, but with its doors set to close in days, women who use it are left fearing what happens next.

Bianca went to Hobart Police Station to report she'd been assaulted, assuming officers would protect her. Instead, they took out a family violence order against her — but perhaps she shouldn't have been so surprised.

Hundreds of mourners attended a service for the 21-year-old, who was found dead inside St Andrew's Cathedral School last month.

Police say they expect to charge a man with murder over the death of a woman who was found unconscious at an address near Port Augusta overnight.

The Northern Territory coroner has closed a months-long inquiry into the NT's "domestic violence epidemic". The evidence, at times, left her counsel-assisting "speechless". Watch a summary of the inquiry. 

New South Wales women's groups say they're "absolutely stunned" by the recent publication of development applications for domestic violence shelters by local councils.

Since 2000, 81 women have been killed by their partners in the Northern Territory. Four of them have been at the centre of a landmark coronial inquiry. The evidence has been devastating and repetitive — but will it spark change?

After eight weeks of evidence, across the past six months, Northern Territory Coroner Elisabeth Armitage has adjourned her landmark inquiry into the NT's domestic, family and sexual violence system.

An inquest into domestic violence is told empowering Aboriginal leaders and putting trust into communities is central to stopping the "scourge of domestic violence offending".

Ms Liddle says investing in and trusting Indigenous communities is central to reining in the territory's high rates of domestic violence.

The domestic violence helpline takes 18,000 calls a year from women who may have few other options to find help, as statistics reveal 37 per cent of women in NSW over the age of 15 are experiencing physical and/or sexual violence.

A Perth man who fatally injured his 28-day old daughter had previous convictions for assaulting a former partner, a court hears. 

The coroner investigating the "scourge" of domestic violence in the Northern Territory has warned there will be "more inquests" if the system does not change.

Spurred by community outcry, the changes include new penalties for on-selling alcohol to banned drinkers, with a view to reducing family and domestic violence.

According to the South Australian government, women aged 55 and over are one of the fastest growing populations who experience homelessness.

When the Pakistani government abruptly announced all foreigners illegally living in the country had to leave, hundreds of thousands of Afghans packed up and headed to the border. But these two women decided to stay, fearing they would be worse off if they returned to their homeland.

The deaths of four Aboriginal women examined by a major coronial inquest were equally horrific. But none garnered national attention for very long.

As an eighteen-year-old Borroloola woman remains in a critical condition following an alleged domestic violence assault last week, workers trying to fight this "epidemic" say they're traumatised by the Commonwealth's latest rebuff of their plea for more funds.

Australia's national commissioner for domestic, family and sexual violence has told a coronial inquest that the issues driving violence are "compounded" in the Northern Territory.

Police say the woman suffered a serious head injury, facial fractures and other broken bones in the incident, which a 21-year-old man has now been charged over.

The 29-year-old was arrested at the scene, and has since been charge with murder.