DV Alliance

28/05/2022

10/05/2022

BREAKING: Queensland will introduce legislation to make coercive control a criminal offence by the end of 2023 and today the Premier announced a historic overhaul of laws to better protect Queenslanders.

Coercive control is the most common factor leading up to intimate partner homicide. By the end of next year, we will introduce legislation to criminalise it.

The overhaul of laws and practices to better protect Queensland women from domestic and family violence and hold perpetrators to account also includes:

◽️ New laws and programs to recognise and prevent coercive control including making coercive control a criminal offence
◽️ A Commission of Inquiry into police responses to domestic and family violence
◽️ Expansion of the Domestic and Family Violence courts
◽️ Better support for women
◽️ A special strategy for First Nations communities
◽️ Funding for perpetrator programs to change men’s behaviour and stop the cycle of violence
◽️ Expansion of High-Risk Teams and co-responder models to ensure victims receive a joint response from police and domestic and family violence services
◽️ Increased respectful relationships education to all Queensland children and young people

21/04/2022

Looking for a new podcast series?

Add Medusa's Mic to your Spotify playlist and learn how you can take positive action against sexual violence and domestic and family violence.

🎙MEDUSA’S MIC IS LIVE!!! 🎉 🎉🎉

It's time to empower everyday people to stop sexual violence. 💪🏼🤔💡

I've been sharing sneak peaks of the podcast for a while now and today you can listen to the first three episodes - WOOHOO!!!🎙🎙🎙

I am so excited to introduce the following guests to you!

❤️ Episode 1: Erin Cash - Empowering young women

💜 Episode 2: Erin Cash - Personal protection and reporting options

💚 Episode 3: Tracey Leigh-Allen - Recognising domestic violence in the workplace

The Medusa's Mic Podcast will include weekly episodes and share stories from victim-survivors, experts in sexual violence prevention and response, and the quiet leaders creating change in their communities.

🎧 LISTEN NOW on Podbean, Spotify and all the places you usually get your podcasts (coming soon on Apple).

Medusa's Mic is produced by the Stop Sexual Violence Collaboration.

06/03/2022

Let’s use our collective voices to change the future for the next generation of women. Every person and every organisation can effect change. Don't just listen........act!

We invite you to join us in demanding a future in which all women enjoy safety, respect and equity. It is within reach and it starts here. ...

22/02/2022

A reminder from ANROWS CEO Padma Raman that our society failing to believe or dismissing threats to kill can result in dire outcomes for victims of domestic and family violence.

How would you respond if someone told you their partner has threatened to kill them?

The report shows one clear risk across victims of intimate partner violence homicides between 2010 and 2018.

16/02/2022

This tragic death highlights that domestic and family violence is a serious issue in our LGBTIQ+ community. You can be a victim of domestic & family violence homicide regardless of your sexual orientation or gender. Adam's significantly older ex-partner has been charged with his murder, arson and stalking.

A 38-year-old man has been charged with deliberately lighting a fire that led to the discovery of 21-year-old Adam Marriott's body in a Coomera townhouse last week.

15/02/2022

Yesterday was not a good day for survivors of sexual assault. A conviction being quashed does NOT mean that the assault did not occur. It means that there is often no justice for women who are sexually assaulted and that the system is re-traumatising for survivors.

Rates of conviction are extremely low in Australia, which has resulted in low reporting rates. Low reports + low convictions = perfect environment for perpetrators.

10/02/2022

Perpetrators will often use the workplace to abuse their victims. Unfortunately, it is also common for the workplace to be unaware that this is occurring. There are simple steps that can be implemented to increase safety and reduce risk in the workplace.

Reach out to if your workplace would like to learn more about how to protect employees who are experiencing domestic & family violence.

10/02/2022

Domestic & family violence is a complex issue requiring a specialist response.

If you have an employee experiencing abuse, refer them to a local DFV specialist support service. If the employee is being tracked or monitored, offer to have the support provided at or via the workplace.

09/02/2022

Workplace DFV Tip # 3

Listen without judgement.

Let the person experiencing domestic and family violence know that the abuse is not their fault and respect their right to make their own decisions.

08/02/2022

Workplace DFV Tip # 2

Information regarding an employee's experience of domestic and family violence should only be shared with relevant key staff members (HR Manager/security, etc).

Ensure you ask the employee who the information can be shared with and confirm what information can be shared.