Passive voices
genderKeywords: rapesexual assaultviolence against womensexual harassmentdomestic violenceThe passive voice is used far too much in the media when the topic of a story is gender motivated violence and...
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pop cultureKeywords: celebrityviolencedomestic violenceavatarcharlie sheenrihannachris brownruby hamadRecent celeb scandals and the final cuts to Avatar sound an old song: violence is fine, but sex is...
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domestic violenceKeywords: domestic violencechris brownchloe papaswhite ribbonWhen Chloe Papas called out Chris Brown for partner abuse in a review, it went viral. Victims of violence and their...
View ArticleWomen Need More Than Safe Streets
feminismKeywords: feminismdomestic violencefamily violencevioleta politoffSafe public spaces have been in focus since the death of Jill Meagher but it’s usually more familiar dangers that threaten...
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violence against womenKeywords: family violencedomestic violenceviolence against womeninara waldenIs domestic violence beyond the reach of law enforcement? After a recent spate of murders in Sydney,...
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domestic violenceKeywords: talia epsteinnsw policedomestic violenceAbused women who are too scared to follow through on a domestic violence complaint risk criminal charges in NSW. There are better ways...
View ArticleHas The Media Treated Nigella Fairly?
mediaKeywords: violeta politoffmediadomestic violenceMainstream media outlets have a poor track record when it comes to violence against women. The coverage of Nigella Lawson this week hasn't redeemed...
View ArticlePassive voices
genderKeywords: rapesexual assaultviolence against womensexual harassmentdomestic violenceThe passive voice is used far too much in the media when the topic of a story is gender motivated violence and...
View ArticleGetting Away With It
pop cultureKeywords: celebrityviolencedomestic violenceavatarcharlie sheenrihannachris brownruby hamadRecent celeb scandals and the final cuts to Avatar sound an old song: violence is fine, but sex is...
View ArticleHoward-Era Family Violence Laws To Go
family lawKeywords: child abusedomestic violenceadam breretonfamily law actIt's National Child Protection week and the Senate Committee looking at changes to the Family Law Act has endorsed amendments...
View ArticleSpeak Up About Partner Abuse
domestic violenceKeywords: domestic violencechris brownchloe papaswhite ribbonWhen Chloe Papas called out Chris Brown for partner abuse in a review, it went viral. Victims of violence and their...
View ArticleWomen Need More Than Safe Streets
feminismKeywords: feminismdomestic violencefamily violencevioleta politoffSafe public spaces have been in focus since the death of Jill Meagher but it’s usually more familiar dangers that threaten...
View ArticlePartner Violence Is Not Personal
violence against womenKeywords: family violencedomestic violenceviolence against womeninara waldenIs domestic violence beyond the reach of law enforcement? After a recent spate of murders in Sydney,...
View ArticleAbused Women Are Not Criminals
domestic violenceKeywords: talia epsteinnsw policedomestic violenceAbused women who are too scared to follow through on a domestic violence complaint risk criminal charges in NSW. There are better ways...
View ArticleHas The Media Treated Nigella Fairly?
mediaKeywords: violeta politoffmediadomestic violenceMainstream media outlets have a poor track record when it comes to violence against women. The coverage of Nigella Lawson this week hasn't redeemed...
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violence against womenKeywords: domestic violencegendercasabec zajacA Victorian program is putting feminism in the classroom to help end violence against women. Now advocates want it extended to...
View ArticleNSW Govt Turning A Blind Eye to Domestic Violence
domestic violenceKeywords: jamie parkerdomestic violenceNSW government reforms to programs aimed at proecting women and children from violence are placing families at risk, writes Jamie...
View ArticleTackling Domestic Violence Requires Cultural Shift
domestic violenceKeywords: rachel claytondomestic violenceIf domestic violence is to decrease in Australia, then we need to confront a culture of excusing the behaviour, writes Rachel Clayton.“I...
View ArticleDomestic Violence Centres Under NSW Govt Assault
domestic violenceKeywords: domestic violencealex greenwichjulie hourigan rusemaha abdolinda burneymike bairdgillian cohenMehreen FaruqiIn June, the NSW government released the results of a tender for...
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