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After baby shower, pregnant Austin woman killed unborn child’s father, prosecutors say

Keshia Golden had been the victim of repeated domestic violence, according to police and court records. “She didn’t mean to kill anyone,” her mother said. “She just wanted him to leave because he was acting out, and she was worried about hurting the baby. And he wouldn’t go.”

Chicago Sun-Times

First Nations women call for change in domestic violence policing after Four Corners revelations

NT Police Minister Kate Worden says officers are doing the best they can under difficult circumstances, but women with first-hand experience of violence see things very differently.

ABC News

Qld gig couriers could get set conditions

Queensland has passed laws for courier conditions to be set, parental leave more flexible and domestic violence leave to be extended to casual workers.

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Illawarra's Boost youth intervention trial hopes to save women's lives

A new program in the Illawarra aimed at breaking the cycle of domestic violence is already showing results.

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Aussies Will Be Able To Take 10 Days Paid Family Domestic Violence Leave From Next Year

The new law was passed by the Federal Government on Thursday.

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Workers get paid domestic violence leave

Millions of Australian workers will soon be eligible for 10 days of paid domestic violence leave after laws underpinning the entitlements cleared parliament.

AAP

Paid domestic violence leave a step closer

Legislation enshrining 10 days paid domestic violence leave a year has cleared the Senate and will soon become commonwealth law.

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Four Corners' 'How many more?' reveals the nation's crisis of Indigenous women missing and murdered

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised this article contains names of deceased people and mentions domestic violence and murder.

The Conversation

Media ignore women's diverse backgrounds when reporting on family violence: new research

News reporting on sexual and domestic violence ignores the multiple inequities faced by victims from culturally diverse backgrounds, and First Nations peoples.

The Conversation

Ambyr Childers seeks restraining order against ex-husband Randall Emmett

LOS ANGELES — Ambyr Childers, who was married to filmmaker Randall Emmett for eight years, is seeking a domestic violence restraining order from her ex-husband.

Los Angeles Times

Northern Territory, Australia's homicide capital, calls for needs-based model to increase share of domestic violence funding

First Nations women in the Northern Territory are murdered at up to 12 times the national average. Yet, ABC's Four Corners can reveal the territory receives just 1.8 per cent of the funding designed to prevent it.

ABC News

Travel and childcare costs ‘stopping domestic abuse victims getting to court’

The cost-of-living crisis is increasingly being used as justification for domestic abuse, the charity Domestic Violence Assist said.

The Independent UK

Woman filmed being raped, kidnapped and drugged during horrific DV case

A Hamilton South man filmed himself raping an unconscious woman, bashed her and bit her on the nose before he kidnapped and drugged her so she wouldn't go to the police in what was an extreme case of domestic violence.

Newcastle Herald

WA domestic violence counselling service gap grows amid funding woes, staff shortages

A children's domestic violence counselling program in WA is closing its service, leaving children and teenagers without access to the support they need.

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The Guardian - AU

Housing, Indigenous and domestic violence services to receive extra $560m in federal budget

Exclusive: The partial indexation of funding aims to help community organisations cope with rising costs

Miami Herald

Crist's campaign manager arrested in apparent domestic incident prior to resignation

MIAMI — The manager for Charlie Crist’s gubernatorial campaign was arrested shortly before he resigned from the campaign this week, according to court records, in an apparent domestic violence case.

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Shocking BBC Ambulance scenes see paramedics help Newcastle rough sleeper who 'fell through gaps' after escaping domestic violence

The latest episode of Ambulance on the BBC featured the horrifying case of a young woman who'd fled domestic violence and found herself rough sleeping.

Irish Mirror

Ireland has accepted 'stark' domestic violence figures for too long, says Justice Minister Helen McEntee

Helen McEntee gave a run-through of her strategy to combat gender-based violence on Thursday

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The Texas Tribune

Texas struggles to get guns away from domestic violence suspects, leaving victims in danger

Although there are laws on the books preventing certain people from possessing guns, there are few places in the state where the criminal justice system has programs to hand over firearms to law enforcement — leaving survivors at a heightened risk for gun violence.

Tribune News Service

This domestic violence program keeps California abusers from repeating violence. Few finish it

Batterers are much less likely to return to abusing their partners if they complete an intervention program required by the courts, according to the California State Auditor, but many of them do not finish the courses.

The Guardian - AU

Pressure mounts on Queensland’s domestic violence refuges as housing crisis bites

One organisation estimates more than 300 women and children are ready to leave its shelters but cannot do so

Liverpool Echo

Dad stabbed to death hid months of abuse he endured in his own home

Gary's family want to help end the toxic stigma surrounding male victims of domestic violence

Edinburgh Live

New Midlothian emergency housing will help families fleeing domestic violence

Six empty council houses which have become difficult to let will be used as emergency accommodation for families with children or a pregnant member but their location will not be disclosed to protect them

Wales Online

Mum left heartbroken with cancer diagnosis 48 hours after beloved son is murdered

The family paid touching tributes and were 'devastated to lose a caring and fun loving son and brother to domestic violence'

Manchester Evening News

Cost of living crisis could be fuelling rise in domestic violence

During April, May and June this year, the Wigan Borough Domestic Abuse Service helpline received 1658 calls - an average of 28 calls per day.

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