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25 November 2025

White Ribbon Australia is a global social movement working to stop men's violence against women. We strive for a society where all women and children are safe.

Read the latest information and research on domestic violence. 

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Aboriginal women sharing their work: Conversations inside a women’s domestic and family violence shelter (2025) Australian Social Work early view

  • Enabling feelings of identity and inclusion in community is critical in domestic and family violence work for Aboriginal workers and Aboriginal women fleeing violence.
  • Aboriginal ways of knowing, being, and doing make it possible for healing work and crisis work to coexist.

Domestic and family violence among migrant, refugee, and asylum-seeking women in Australia: A scoping review of experiences and support (2025) Journal of Family Violence early view
The topic of women from migrant or refugee backgrounds who experience Domestic and Family Violence (DFV) and have restricted or limited access to public funds, legal and social support services is becoming more prominent in Australia. This scoping review explores, what lessons learned can be found in peer-reviewed literature and grey on the integration of the social support and legal interventions associated with DFV among migrant, refugee, and asylum-seeking women in Australia.

Prevalence of domestic violence against pregnant women living in rural areas: systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of epidemiology and community health (2025) v79 n5 380-387
What is already known on this topic:

  • Domestic violence (DV) against pregnant women is a global health concern with serious implications for maternal and child health. Rural residency is identified as a risk factor for DV during pregnancy based on previous studies.

What this study adds:

  • This study focuses on the prevalence and types of domestic abuse directed toward pregnant women living in rural locations worldwide.

How this study might affect research, practice or policy:

  • This study informs interventions to decrease DV in rural pregnant women. Research, clinical care and health policy must assess risk factors and interventions and promote prevention specific to rural pregnant women.

What Helps Young People in Australia Create Healthy Relationships After Growing up in Domestic Violence? Journal of Family Violence (2025) v40 n5 847-861
This study aimed to discover what enables young people in Australia to create healthy relationships despite exposure to domestic violence (DV) in their families of origin during their formative years. 

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