Domestic Violence

Melissa Oates says she heard a "bang" and "panicked", but insists she had no idea she had struck her partner with her vehicle at high speed while he walked home late at night. But an inquest into Jari Wise's 2020 death has heard evidence at odds with her account.

The man allegedly shot a 29-year-old Deception Bay woman inside a unit complex before calling triple-0.

An interstate magistrate will be called in to hear a criminal case involving Tasmanian Supreme Court judge Gregory Geason. Justice Geason has pleaded not guilty to charges of common assault, and emotional abuse or intimidation. 

A young Tasmanian man who accused his then-girlfriend of cheating on him, then subjected her to 48 hours of horrific abuse, is sentenced to a decade in prison.

Jake feels a behaviour change program focused on fatherhood helped him stop his violent behaviour. But the organisation that delivers Caring Dads says it needs more funding given the high rates of family violence.

Child sexual abuse survivor Laura Rowe speaks out following the conviction of her brother. She says the justice system needs to be overhauled to make it easier for others to navigate.

A young woman stabbed at an Adelaide shopping centre car park by her father who disapproved of her relationship with a man of a different faith, was inundated with texts and calls as her attackers tried to track her down, a court document reveals.

Lutfiye Kavci's husband was imprisoned last year for attempting to stab her to death. The Shepparton woman hopes sharing her story will help empower other victim-survivors.

Justice Gregory Geason has been charged with criminal offences in New South Wales, in addition to two earlier charges in Tasmania, which he has pleaded not guilty to. The NSW charges are in relation to allegations he breached an apprehended domestic violence order on three dates.

The 52-year-old is convicted by a Sydney magistrate of common assault, common assault occasioning actual bodily harm, breaching an AVO and drug possession.

The domestic violence survivor is determined to show there is 'light at the end of the tunnel' for victims of coercive control.

Determined for a better life for her children, a regional South Australian woman has gone from bankrupt to home owner. Kirsty experienced financial abuse, and wants others to know it is possible to rebuild their lives.

Gender-based violence is one of India's biggest problems affecting women, and the latest calls for action come after a 16-year-old girl was brutally killed in new Delhi in December.

About a third of the alleged killers had a domestic violence order against them — or had contact with police in the 12 months before the deaths.

The longer the Safe Night Space saga drags on, the longer some of the state's most vulnerable women will have one less safe place to shelter, writes state political reporter Keane Bourke. 

Victim-survivor advocates say the issue is worse than the statistic suggests and demand for help and support has grown direr.

While a police crackdown on dangerous driving had an impact, the ACT's crime statistics for last year reveal a concerning story, with reports of family violence continuing to increase behind closed doors.

The state government officially rejects a City of Perth-backed solution to reopen a critical overnight shelter which closed last year, prolonging a stalemate directly affecting vulnerable women.

Robert Farquharson, who killed his three sons, is the first convicted killer or serious criminal to have his rights to control the graves of his children taken away.

The Tasmanian rowing champion who won silver at the 2004 Athens Olympics pleads guilty over breaches of a family violence order and injury to property.

A 91-year-old Adelaide man accused of murdering his wife, Maria Dimasi, at their suburban home in December, is excused from his court hearing after a magistrate heard he is suffering from illness.

Shannon James Doble, 42, appeared via video-link less than 12 hours after his mother, Nerol, died from injuries suffered in the blaze in southern New South Wales.

A Sydney woman wins a lengthy court battle to clear her name after being charged with assaulting her husband, who she claims was abusing her.

A secret recording between the woman and her partner was the catalyst for a magistrate to dismiss the charges.

In a town with one of the highest rates of domestic violence in the country, the only women's crisis accommodation has received a $4 million boost in funding.