Domestic violence

Addressing this key issue is everyone’s responsibility.

The women of Australia deserve better.

"Pull back the shroud of silence".

My evil ex took the most important thing away from me

Stella’s pledge is changing lives.

A real fairytale!

''Most of our life was based purely on survival.''

''Her three greatest life achievements are without question her girls.''

But we'd know Rebecca Gibney's smile anywhere!

There's no place like home, but what happens when it's the most dangerous place you can be? Genevieve Gannon visits a refuge offering hope to the growing number of women being forced to flee for their lives.

Former fashion house owner Andie Halas donated unsold stock to a charity store and stumbled across a solution which would become a life raft for many women across Australia.

Consider this your fool-proof guide to red flags.

''If he thinks one interview to camera on a reality TV show can wipe the slate clean, it can't and it won't.''

The new 2022 Queensland Australians of the Year are forging ahead despite their unimaginable tragedy.

What standards should we hold to our public figures on reality TV?

Coercive control can include emotional abuse, isolation, sexual coercion, financial abuse and cyber stalking. None of which are classed as criminal behaviour... yet.

These books are not only eye-opening, they're crucial.

“The behaviour is dangerous, insidious and won’t be tolerated.”

It's time Australia recognised the impact of coercive control.

Through the Small Steps 4 Hannah Foundation, her legacy lives on.

Gregory Smith shares his incredible survival story.

Five women in five weeks have lost their lives to violence.

Emotional abuse affects one in four women in Australia.

They say a crisis brings out the best and the worst in humanity. The Australian Women's Weekly  meets seven extraordinary Australians whose courage and kindness inspires us all in this time of isolation and uncertainty.

Maybe if he thinks I didn’t see his face, he might just let me live.

"It’s time for the main perpetrators of domestic violence – men – to sort their shit out".

Domestic violence is not a scourge of a demographic, but an all pervasive virus as Danielle Colley wrote on Keeping Up With The Holsbys.

I thought my daughter was happy, but she’d let a monster into her home...

Financial abuse can show up in many different ways. Here’s what you need to know.

I sipped on the hot chocolate my dad made and felt drowsy and vulnerable.

What you need to know to protect those closest to you.

His jealousy was out of control, but we never guessed what he'd do next.

I watched in horror as he pulled out a machete.

Natalie Clark, 23 tells her terrifying story of abuse and overcoming domestic violence.

36 per cent of Australian women have either personally experienced financial abuse or know of someone who has.

How could anyone consider releasing this monster who'd openly admitted to hating women?

He was determined to control my every move.

I secretly hoped people would notice my bruises and help me.

We’d just popped up to the bottle-O when the night turned to terror.

I thought I was rid of him but he wanted to leave his mark.

One year on from exposing the shocking abuse she suffered at the hands of her father, Jelena Dokic reveals why it’s finally time to start a new chapter in her life.

What kind of mother does this to her own daughter?

I thought he was the perfect boyfriend until I moved in with him.

Mum warned me my relationship was dangerous, but I was besotted.

'He promised to treat me like a queen and I believed him.'

This is how it works.

The way one woman is already helping those in need (including schoolgirls) will melt your heart.

His 'final act of control' over his estranged wife.

He was supposed to be looking after me, but he just wanted my money.

I begged her to save me, but what she did next shocked me to the core.

I was weak and sore, but he still only wanted one thing.

So far in 2018, 29 young women have lost their lives through a violent death. We're in week 25 of 2018. That's more than one woman a week.

“I gasped when I saw her writhing on a hospital bed, surrounded by doctors.”

“Women's violent deaths would be news for a day ... then they would roll away into obscurity. One. One. One. One.”

“She opened the door to my home and I fell in love.”

Not many people strive to be an inspirational figurehead. Sometimes they’re just a hard worker and its their earnest ambition which makes them inspirational. Other times, they are the victim of a tragic accident and in their refusal to be crushed, they move and inspire people in a way they never anticipated. In honour of […]

I'd been excited at having a family for the first time. I never expected this.

I couldn't help wondering why I was so unloved.

Warning - this video contains graphic content.

How will I ever explain to my son what his daddy did?

I barely recognised my little girl.

We're 45 days into 2018 and there have been 18 school shootings in the US. But how many of these have you actually heard about?

But the fight isn’t over – here’s how you can help

Margaret Indich was a miracle baby, born with a hole in her heart, but was beaten to death at just 38-years-old.

He also reveals the adorable reason he appeared on I'm A Celeb.

Lily Cataldo suffered multiple skull fractures, four rib fractures and a spiral fracture to her right arm before she died.

One woman is still being murdered once a week by a current or former partner in Australia.

As Simone bravely recalls: "I can’t remember any blows to my face, which is great, because the doctors think he hit me about 45-50 times."

The woman was left with severe lacerations on the back of her head from the beating.

The disgraced deputy mayor insisted the pair were still happily married in court last week.

Anatoria's husband's insane jealousy culminated in a rage that killed their children.

The couple also reportedly used the dog's shock collar and tree branches as whips in a traumatic campaign of abuse.

The millionaire was charged with assaulting his wife.

“I’m 5ft 11in and I only weighed 52 kilos. I was very unhealthy, from the sheer stress and strain.”

“For me it was one incredibly violent incident and I somehow found the strength to leave.”

Details of their rocky relations are starting to spill through... And it sounds heart-wrenching.

Warning: distressing content.

She makes horrific allegations, including how she finally broke free after he repeatedly "physically harmed" her.

WARNING: This content contains references to domestic violence and could be triggering to some readers.

He's disgusted Evie's mother got off with a good behaviour bond after beating her. Warning: graphic and distressing images.

A court has heard a sexual relationship between the 18-year-old and 12-year-old became the 'catalyst' to her death.

The witness was allegedly planning to refute the singer's claims of domestic violence and sexual assault.

She helped him apply a band-aid to the stab wound and washed the dishes while he passed away.

He used the machete to try coax a confession about an affair from her, police say.

Warning: graphic and distressing images.

The couple's two young children are now believed to be orphaned by his death.

The domestic abuser has spoken about the 2009 assault for a new documentary.

The Aussie actress says she wouldn't wish what she's going through on her "worst enemy".

A lot of people seem to be implying she deserved what she got. And that is downright appalling.

“These things happen ... girls will be girls, boys will be boys.”

Despite his fiancée knowing all about his criminal past, it was something far more innocent that turned Brett Ryan into the "Crossbow Killer".

Warning: Graphic and distressing content.

The judge also admonished the couple for "living beyond their means".

Too many women are dying at the hands of violent partners walking free. Enough is enough.

One woman is still being murdered once a week by a partner or former partner in Australia.

The study was released just one day after a four-year-old boy shot himself in the face and died.

The plasterer had asked her to leave her job and be his live-in girlfriend.

The domestic violence campaigner's son's life was cut short when he was brutally murdered by his own father.

Robin Steadman, 64, from Urunga, NSW reveals what it's like to lose your daughter you love to domestic violence.

The accused called her husband to say she had "done something to the baby", the court heard.