40 years of Australian government responses to domestic violence reveal a bumpy road to change

  • Written by: Zora Simic, Associate Professor, School of Humanities and Languages, UNSW Sydney
40 years of Australian government responses to domestic violence reveal a bumpy road to changeLeft: Anne Summers working at women's refuge Elsie.Elsie Conference, Lukas Coch/AAP

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has declared a “national crisis” of domestic violence following an alarming spike in killings of women and a wave of protest rallies across the country. A dedicated meeting of National Cabinet has pledged $925 million to...

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