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  1. 3 May 2023 - Health & Wellbeing

    It’s time to ban corporal punishment of kids in Australia

    Children have the right to be safe from violence – Australia’s corporal punishment legislation needs to catch up, says University of Melbourne expert.

  2. 30 March 2023 - Health & Wellbeing

    How digital devices can become weapons in our relationships

    Technology-facilitated abuse in relationships (TAR) weaponises digital devices; we must engage with perpetrators to stop it, say University of Melbourne experts

  3. 15 March 2023 - Health & Medicine

    The unexpected drop in intimate partner violence

    It should be exciting that cases of violence against women dropped during COVID, but we need to understand the big picture says University of Melbourne expert.

  4. 16 January 2023 - Health & Medicine

    On the frontline of family violence in the Asia Pacific

    A University of Melbourne led project is supporting locals in the Asia Pacific to collect data on family violence, shining a light on this hidden scourge

  5. 13 January 2021 - Health & Wellbeing

    Women who use force

    While family violence is predominantly perpetrated by men, it’s important to understand the reason why some women use force, say University of Melbourne experts

  6. 23 August 2020 - Health & Wellbeing

    Poverty is trapping women in abusive relationships

    Australia’s JobSeeker and JobKeeper payments are in effect crucial strategies for preventing domestic and family violence, says University of Melbourne expert.

  7. Podcast13 May 2020 - Health & Wellbeing

    The isolation of domestic violence

    A University of Melbourne expert discusses the risks of family violence during COVID-19 isolation and the learnings of which support services are working well.

  8. 7 April 2020 - Health & Wellbeing

    Domestic violence, isolation and COVID-19

    Australia's family violence figures were alarming before COVID-19; a University of Melbourne expert says it's devastating for those isolating with their abuser.

  9. 4 March 2020 - Health & Wellbeing

    We’ve lost the wisdom of Solomon

    The legal presumption of shared care between parents is putting women and children in danger; a University of Melbourne expert says the law needs to change.

  10. 30 November 2019 - Health & Medicine

    The children left behind by domestic homicide

    Children who lose a parent to domestic homicide are often treated as collateral damage. University of Melbourne research is putting the focus back on the child.