Domestic Violence

The family of Dee Annear, a woman murdered by her partner in a remote forest cabin on the NSW Mid North Coast, say the lies of her killer will never be forgotten.

A Newcastle woman whose daughter was killed by her ex-boyfriend will meet the NSW premier next week in a push to introduce tougher sentencing for domestic abusers.

Bribbaree man Shannon Doble, 43, has pleaded guilty and will be sentenced in the Supreme Court for murdering his mother Nerol Doble and setting fire to her home.

Ethan Davis pleaded guilty to a number of offences, including kidnapping his former girlfriend after bombarding her with more than 200 phone calls.

A Perth court hears a man allegedly doused his wife in fuel before setting her fire, claiming she "did this to herself". 

New research shows children who experience coercive control from parents often believe it is normal parental discipline, making help-seeking particularly difficult.   

Debra Freeman has appeared in court after two men she knew were stabbed at a home in the Blue Mountains last week.

A year on from the landmark Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide, ADF members say cultural issues have not been addressed.

The NT government is legalising pepper spray in a bid to improve personal safety, but a domestic violence survivor and experts say the plan will hand violent perpetrators a new weapon.

A 24-year-old Indigenous woman who died after being hit by a car following a violent attack by her partner was failed by police multiple times in the lead-up to her death, the Northern Territory coroner has heard during a week-long inquest.

Amanda Camm was brought to tears in the chamber when discussing her childhood marred by family violence at the hands of her father for the first time.

The legislation allows police to issue immediate 12-month orders to domestic violence perpetrators, and allows GPS monitoring of high-risk offenders.

A former rugby league star tried to claim a woman he had punched with an open hand had been hit in the face with a cricket ball during a backyard game.

A judges dismiss an appeal against the sentence handed to domestic violence murderer Tyrone Thompson, which was described by the Crown as "manifestly inadequate".

Three years and over $300,000 later, Alessia's experience in the Sydney registry of the Family Court has left her emotionally and financially depleted.

A police security officer has pleaded not guilty to three domestic violence-related charges, including an offence which allegedly involved the use of a firearm.

Beck O'Connor has resigned following a report that laid bare issues at DVConnect during some of her time leading the helpline.

Beau Lamarre-Condon has been in custody since last February, when he was arrested after attending a Bondi police station following the disappearance of Jesse Baird and Luke Davies.

Support service Kids Helpline has received more than 1,000 reports from young people of abusive and controlling behaviour from peers, including friends.

An Aboriginal mother-of-two suffered years of "serial abuse" before she was violently attacked by her partner and left to die on a main road, an Alice Springs courtroom has heard.