abuse

'You can't stop it': in rural Australia, digital coercive control can be inescapable

17 Feb 2022

For women outside urban Australia, technology-enabled abuse can pose more risk than for those in cities.

Increase in domestic violence over the Christmas period

20 Dec 2021

With safe spaces such as schools and work closed for Christmas, it's more important than ever to check in on family and friends. 

Renewed call to address health gap for people with intellectual disability

20 Feb 2020

Professor Julian Trollor, who exposed the gaps in healthcare for people with intellectual disability, is giving evidence to a Royal Commission.

Royal commission must address the epidemic of violence and abuse against people with disability

19 Feb 2019

The terms of reference need to cover schools, prisons, homes, hospitals, mental health facilities as well as disability support institutions.

How misogyny, narcissism and a need for power make men abuse women online

18 Apr 2018

While the occurrence of sexist harassment online is well documented, we less often consider what might be driving this behaviour.

What bits of sexual threats against women do courts and men not get?

04 Aug 2016

The Zane Alchin case was a lost opportunity to help set international benchmarks for holding men accountable for harassing and abusing women online, writes Emma Jane.

Abuse in youth detention is not restricted to the Northern Territory

28 Jul 2016

The shocking incidents of abuse at the Don Dale Youth Detention Centre are not isolated occurrences, writes Chris Cuneen.

Risky drinking

10 Aug 2010

Australia has one of the highest rates of alcohol abuse in the world, yet few people seek treatment, a new study from UNSW's National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre has found.