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Legal services forced to turn away fleeing women

Legal services targeted at women fleeing domestic violence could be forced to turn away more of those needing help due to a lack of targeted funding.

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Cracking the silos: information-sharing now a requirement under new DV laws

A 'go-between' will be appointed to manage the communications.

The Canberra Times

Kazakh court jails former minister for 24 years for brutal murder of wife

Kazakhstan to toughen penalties for domestic violence as killing of Saltanat Nukenova prompts national outcry and shines spotlight on high femicide rates

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Women offered support on path out of domestic violence

Women escaping domestic violence will receive stronger health care, legal services and financial support to address the 'national shame'.

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Kazakhstan jails former minister for 24 years over wife’s torture, murder

United Nations says about 400 women die from domestic violence in Kazakhstan each year, but many cases go unreported.

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Record-high remand cohort to grow with DV bail shift

A presumption of bail for high-risk NSW domestic violence offenders will be reversed and those who are released will be electronically monitored.

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Former Kazakh Official Convicted Of Torturing And Murdering Wife

Kazakhstan's Supreme Court ruling on domestic violence case sparks national debate and legal reforms.

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‘Long overdue’: ankle monitors and bail crackdown among NSW government’s proposed domestic violence law reforms

Changes include reversing presumption of bail for anyone charged with the most serious domestic violence-related offences

The Guardian - AU

DV reforms go to cabinet as critics warn against jail

NSW cabinet has met to discuss reforms the government hopes to introduce targeting domestic violence, but some critics have questioned their effectiveness.

AAP

This senior cop wants to hold abusive men to account - there's just one problem

While police see so much family violence, there is a lot they don't.

The Canberra Times

A Greek woman feared her ex-partner. He killed her outside a police station

Greece reckons with rising femicides as 28-year-old Kyriaki Griva becomes the fifth victim this year.

Al Jazeera

Migrant support hub part of DV 'eradication' plan

A NSW-first support hub will offer tailored help to women from multicultural backgrounds, who are over-represented in domestic violence figures.

AAP

Man accused of domestic violence shooting now charged with threatening witness, breaching AVO

"I've been set up and stitched up," Berthold said last month.

Newcastle Herald

Cameras, apps, abusive texts: how Hunter is tackling tech domestic violence

"Anything ... we can do to keep people safer is what we need to be doing.'

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Man charged over gym stabbing attack on ex-partner

A man has been charged with stabbing his former partner on a Sydney street, as broader calls grow to track alleged domestic violence offenders.

The Guardian - AU

Behaviour programs can curb the cycle of domestic violence – so why are hundreds of Australian men on waiting lists?

Perpetrator counselling programs are no ‘magical solution’ but a crucial pillar in preventing and stemming reoffending, experts say

The Guardian - US

Drake and Kendrick Lamar don’t get that women’s pain isn’t a punchline

The rappers’ fiery diss-battle has raised allegations of domestic violence and sex abuse – but for the wrong reasons

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Man in hiding after stabbing woman at Sydney gym

Police are hunting a man alleged to have stabbed a woman outside a Sydney gym, in what they say was a targeted domestic violence attack.

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The Guardian - AU

Ten years after ending an abusive relationship my ex-partner is still trying to destroy me financially

Ending an unsafe relationship does not always end abuse. In my experience, it has only escalated the efforts to control and destroy me

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Domestic violence workers: states told to hire faster as Labor’s 500 staff pledge hit by major delays

Federal government eager to see program up and running but only a fraction of the promised staff have been hired

AAP

Aussie telcos dial in to family violence action plans

As mobile phones emerge as both threats and boons to women's safety, telcos are implementing plans to help customers escaping family or domestic violence.

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Synergy360 boss drops defamation case against Nine – as it happened

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Domestic violence funding pledge nothing but 'crumbs'

NSW Premier Chris Minns says all governments need to do better to tackle domestic violence as he unveils an extra $230 million for the support and prevention.

Newcastle Herald

What's in the $230m NSW emergency package for domestic violence

It affects nearly a quarter of women and an eighth of men.

AAP

Clarkson says action must be taken on domestic violence

North Melbourne coach Alastair Clarkson says 12 years after the murder of Jill Meagher, the same things are happening in the community.

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