When having separate bank accounts is the opposite of independence
This is incredibly important. It’s often how financial abuse begins. There should not be two ‘standards of living’ within one marriage or partnership, particularly where
May 10, 2017
‘I felt so much pain in my heart’: A young mother’s story of escape from a violent husband
Layla’s story is very familiar to us. We support women and kids in this situation every day. Complex immigration status makes solving housing and income
Domestic violence can happen to anyone, Adelaide lawyer warns
Content note for depictions of physical violence. As this Adelaide lawyer says, and as Rosie Batty has said before, domestic violence can happen to anyone.
How the cost of housing exposes women to family violence
In a nutshell, this explains why a lack of housing affordability affects women’s decision to leave violent relationships, and why there is a huge demand