Tag Archives: Domestic violence

"The problem is that, for me, it is almost satanic because it is taking advantage of a person who cannot defend herself," the Pope said.

"The problem is that, for me, it is almost satanic because it is taking advantage of a person who cannot defend herself," the Pope said.

Pope Francis has said that men who commit violence engage in something that is “almost satanic”. He made the comment, some of the strongest language he has used to condemn such violence, during a TV program broadcast on Sunday night on Italy’s TG5 network in which he conversed with three …

FOR MANY families the holiday period is a time to celebrate, spend time with loved ones and all around spread joy. For some families, sadly, it is the most dangerous time of year. More than two thirds of all assaults reported last Christmas Day and New Year's Day were family …

According to the Australian Institute of Criminology, there has been an increase in both the frequency and severity of domestic violence in Australia during the COVID-19 pandemic and the lockdown.

More than one in four Australians needing hospital treatment due to domestic and family violence are Indigenous, a new report has revealed. However, advocates say the figure is not surprising.

But our domestic violence statistics are abysmal. We spend $2 billion per year on combating family and sexual violence. One in three women will experience sexual abuse in their lifetime. 10 percent of boys will be abused as children.

The mother of domestic violence victim Hannah Clarke has revealed what she believes would have saved her daughter’s life. Hannah and her three young children Aaliyah, Laianah and Trey, were killed by her partner in a horrific attack in February 2020 in Brisbane.

The mother of domestic violence victim Hannah Clarke has revealed what she believes would have saved her daughter’s life. Hannah and her three young children Aaliyah, Laianah and Trey, were killed by her partner in a horrific attack in February 2020 in Brisbane.

The Northern Territory's top cop says police have to get better at combating spiralling rates of family violence as the murder of a woman by her partner is described as "about as horrific as it gets".