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A Comprehensive Guide to Achieving Gender Equality

Violence against women is an epidemic in Australia and is driven by a lack of gender equality. This violation of human rights often occurs against women in workplaces, social settings…

Overcoming Isolation Abuse: Know the Signs and Get Help in Australia

Isolation abuse is a hidden kind of domestic abuse. It makes people feel trapped and alone. It’s important to know about isolation abuse signs and learn domestic abuse isolation strategies…

Supporting Children Exposed to Domestic Violence: What You Need to Know

Children who see domestic violence in their homes are often hurt in ways we don’t see. It’s important to recognise the impact of domestic violence on children, and understand how…

Support for Women Experiencing Domestic Abuse Over Christmas in Australia

The holiday season, often marked with joy and togetherness, can also bring heightened stress and vulnerability for many families across Australia. During the festive period, there’s an increase in many…

What is Coercive Control?

Coercive control in an intimate partner relationship is when one partner uses power to limit and control the other. A pattern of behaviour may be observed, including physical abuse, sexual…

What is male privilege as abuse?

Men that use violence and control in their relationship often do so because they believe women are less worthy than men. They choose to perpetrate violence because they believe women…

What is blaming?

Blaming is a tactic used in coercive control to excuse abuse and make a victim survivor feel like they ‘deserved’ the abuse. An abusive partner might justify the abuse by…

What is threatening behaviour?

Threatening behaviours in a relationship are a form of coercive control that gives you the illusion of a choice when in reality the abusive partner is attempting to make the…

What is intimidation?

Intimidation is a coercive control tactic using words, actions or implied threats to make you afraid. Intimidation may include technology-facilitated abuse to harass, watch, control, stalk or harm you. Victim…

What is isolation as abuse?

Isolation is one of the most common tactics of abuse and coercive control. It aims to keep you from connecting with the outside world and seeing that something isn’t right…

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