• First national plan to address violence against Indigenous women and children, reports ABC.

• UN condemns Australia over rising remand numbers and the jailing of ten-year-olds, reports National Indigenous Times.

• First national plan to address violence against Indigenous women and children, reports ABC.

• NT Government increases non-parole period for domestic violence murder to 25 years, reports National Indigenous Times.

• NSW to remove ‘good character’ from being considered at sentencing hearings in nationwide first, reports Guardian. 

• Queensland police defend scrapping specialist domestic violence team, reports Brisbane Times.

• The First Man Has Been Jailed Under NSW’s Coercive Control Laws, reports Marie Claire.

• For young Australians reluctant to call abuse helplines, a digital ‘support multiverse’ could break down barriers, reports The Guardian.

• Statutory powers and funding to be locked in for independent Indigenous children’s advocate, reports National Indigenous Times. 

• The killings continue, in a country apparently making progress on gender equality, reports Women's Agenda.

• Responding to reproductive coercion in general practice, reports News GP.

• Big tech companies are still failing to tackle child abuse material online, reports The conversation.

• Australia’s finance sector joins forces to disrupt financial abuse, reports Women's Agenda. 

Research

• A new report by UN Women titled 'Tipping point: The chilling escalation of online violence against women in the public sphere'.

• 'Stretched Beyond Capacity: the unmet demand crisis facing domestic and family violence services in New South Wales', a new report by DV NSW.

• 'Global trends to prevent and respond to technology-facilitated violence against women and girls: A compendium of emerging practices', new report by UN Women.

Podcast

• In their latest episode of Daa'ring Yarning, First Nations Advocates Against Family Violence sit down with Tyne McConnan, Principal Lawyer (Family and Child Safety) at SiS in Tasmania (SiSTas), to explore why early intervention and prevention are so critical in the legal sector.

Events

• Ending Men’s Family Violence: From Local Practice to National Strategy – 2026 National Conference event will be held from  11-12 March 2026  in Hobart.
• PreventX2026:STORIES FOR CHANGE conference will be held in Melbourne from 24 - 25 March 2026.
• Women Deliver 2026 Conference will be held in Narrm (Melbourne), 27-30 April 2026. 
• National Recovery and Healing Conference:Striving Together will take place in Brisbane from 30 April-1 May 2026.

• Ending Coercive Control, Family & Domestic Violence SA conference will be held in Adelaide and Online from 6 -7 May.

• SAVE THE DATE: Wesnet's 7th Technology Safety Summit will be held from 15-17 September. More details soon. 

• Neurodivergence Wellbeing Conference will be held from 28-29 September in the Gold Coast.

Consultation & Research

• 2026 National Family and Domestic Violence and Sexual Violence Workforce Survey is open from 2 February to 28 February 2026.
• Engender have partnered with UTAS School of Psychological Sciences titled 'Understanding Client Experiences of Intimate Partner Violence Counselling Services'.

Jobs/Opportunities 

• Wesnet is seeking an Operations Manager to lead our business, procurement, data management, and administrative functions. This is an ongoing position, available as a full-time role or 0.8 FTE by negotiation. Applications close 5pm AEDT 16 March 2026. 
• ANROWS is hiring a Research and Administration Officer and a Senior Research Officer.

Training

• Applications are now open to study RMIT’s Graduate Certificate in Domestic & Family Violence in 2026.  This degree is taught by a teaching team of specialists and practitioners and will provide you with the mandatory qualifications to work in the specialist family violence sector. Come and get up-skilled in responding to, and preventing, family violence! Apply here.

• Artificial Intelligence in the Context of DFV- common myths, benefits, privacy concerns, environmental impact, and safe usage practices for survivors and frontline workers. 4 March 12:30 - 1:30 PM.

• CCTV and the Internet of Things (IoT) - features and access points that can be exploited, raising significant privacy and safety concerns. 6 May 12:30 - 1:30 PM

• Connected Cars- the levels of connectivity in newer cars, the data collected and shared, privacy concerns, and ways survivors in Australia are vulnerable to being tracked through their cars. 11 June 12:30 - 1:30 PM 

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