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Nick Kyrgios’s claim that “any publicity is good publicity” is being put to the test after the Wimbledon quarter-finalist was summonsed to face a Canberra court over an assault allegation against his former partner.
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Soaring rental prices and plummeting vacancy rates have resulted in a three-fold increase in the number of domestic violence victims forced to remain living with their abusive partner, South Australia’s women’s legal service warns.
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Rising cost of living pressures are partly to blame for a 45 per cent spike in the number of South Australian women seeking legal help after experiencing domestic violence – and today’s expected interest rate hike could add to demand, the state’s Legal Services Commission warns.
Family violence is a national emergency and it is imperative that community awareness and behaviour change be backed up with appropriate services and funding, argues Marielle Smith.
Anti-domestic violence campaigners have called for deeper action to prevent violence against women and children, including changes in approach from the media and police, following the suspected murder-suicide at the Whispering Wall in the Barossa on Wednesday.
On White Ribbon Day, Arman Abrahimzadeh tells how the murder of his mother by his father drove him to act and campaign against domestic violence, and why others should stand up.
Child abuse notifications in South Australia have spiked by 77 per cent in the past six years, but the Child Protection Department claims the “worrying” trend is the result of better public awareness – not increased neglect or violence in family homes.
