This Melbourne Cup, alcohol and sport collide. Forget the horses. It's domestic violence we should be watching for
- Written by: Kirsty Forsdike, Senior Lecturer, La Trobe Business School and Senior Researcher in Centre for Sport & Social Impact, La Trobe University
Karolina Grabowska/Pexels, CC BY-SANot everyone looks forward to the Melbourne Cup. Domestic violence and emergency services ready themselves for a potential increase in calls, call-outs and admissions.
But as our recent review shows, the Melbourne Cup isn’t the only major sporting event around the world linked to a rise in domestic violence....
