Coercive control: why is this form of intimate terrorism still legal?

Illawarra Mercury – Judy Daunt The data is very clear. In 99 per cent of domestic violence-related homicides in NSW, the relationship was characterised by the male abuser’s use of coercive controlling behaviours towards the victim. Also known as “intimate terrorism”, coercive control is both a predictor of murder and an insidious and private form […]

COVID-19, women’s health and domestic and family violence: a perfect storm

Illawarra Mercury – Judy Daunt For more than 30 years the Illawarra Women’s Health Centre has provided highly regarded and trusted health and wellbeing services, free or at low cost to women in the region. Our funding from the NSW government has not increased in this time, yet we operate to ensure maximum reach and […]