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Ask Izzy campaign rolls out across Melbourne, showcasing the power of tech for NFPs

Danielle Kutchel, Friday, 17th June 2022 - Australians will soon have access to real-time information about community support services close to them. A new community partnership between oOh! Media and Infoxchange will …

‘All these people with lived experience are not being heard’: What family violence survivors want policy makers to know

Contributor, Wednesday, 15th June 2022 - Survivors of violence, and those working to support survivors, want to see programs that focus on getting the first response right, every time, writes Sarah Moulds. For a long time,…

Election 2022: The state of play

Danielle Kutchel, Wednesday, 18th May 2022 - To ensure you have the most informed view of this election, we give you a final run-through of the sector’s demands and how some of the candidates responded. The past six weeks have seen…

The issue of violence against children should never be ignored

Deb Tsorbaris, Wednesday, 26th January 2022 - Violence against children exists on a scale that is not acceptable, and we as a community could be doing much more to prevent it, writes Deb Tsorbaris, CEO of the Centre for Excellence…

Homelessness shouldn’t be inevitable for women and children escaping family violence

Deb Tsorbaris, Monday, 26th July 2021 - With National Homelessness Week just around the corner, Centre for Excellence in Child and Family Welfare CEO Deb Tsorbaris calls on the Australian government to invest in social…

Water companies must step up as frontline domestic violence responders, research says

Maggie Coggan, Tuesday, 25th May 2021 - Experts say that water companies can play a critical role in helping survivors of domestic violence, but many women are falling through the cracks Many might not equate water companies…

‘Let’s get this done’

Emma Morgan, Thursday, 15th April 2021 - We are witnessing a moment of reckoning. We need to come together to demand a society where all of us can live free from fear and violence, writes Emma Morgan, co-ordinator of the FV Funders…

The soaring cost of financial abuse

Contributor, Wednesday, 4th November 2020 - What may look black and white can have many shades of grey, says Beyond Bank Australia financial crimes analyst Sharon Thompson. On the surface, financial abuse seems so obvious, …

‘If you call 000 … I will send you back to your country’: How COVID-19 has trapped temporary visa holders

Contributor, Thursday, 24th September 2020 - New research shows women on temporary visas are trapped in family violence by a lack of financial support, safe accommodation, and the threat of their visa being revoked, write Naomi…

Addressing economic insecurity is key to preventing family violence

Stella Avramopoulos, Monday, 21st September 2020 - If we don’t link our response to family violence with the economic insecurity that women face, we are failing to provide an environment where women can leave violent relationships…

Philanthropy strategies when funding family violence during COVID

Teresa Zolnierkiewicz, Monday, 31st August 2020 - Many philanthropists recognise that family violence is an area of intense need right now, but they often have limited understanding as to how to effectively respond, writes Teresa…

Poverty is trapping women in abusive relationships

Cathy Humphreys, Wednesday, 26th August 2020 - The Australian government’s JobSeeker and JobKeeper payments need to be recognised as crucial tools for preventing domestic and family violence – and need to be maintained, writes…

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