Illawarra Women’s Trauma Recovery Centre backs 25-year minimum for intimate partner homicide
The move follows years of advocacy led by Tabitha Acret, mother of Mackenzie Anderson, who was murdered by her former partner in 2022.
Why we’re joining the call to fix Australia’s broken Family Court
There’s a growing body of research backing what the petition is calling out.
Domestic, family and sexual violence now the leading cause of homelessness
In New South Wales, more than 8,400 people needed help, with frontline services warning the situation is worsening as housing costs soar.
Multicultural voices central to responding to domestic, family and sexual violence, national report finds
Healing cannot happen in isolation from culture and identity.
Weighing the pros and cons of CCTV in domestic, family and sexual violence safety plans
The report found safety and reassurance were the most commonly cited benefits of installing CCTV.
Find Connection and Healing in the Older Women’s Support Circle
The Illawarra Women’s Trauma Recovery Centre is excited to announce the launch of our Older Women’s Peer Support Circle. This group will provide a safe, welcoming space for women over 50, who have experienced or are experiencing domestic, family and sexual violence. We are honoured to have experienced social worker, Melissa Brown, facilitating the Circle. […]
What the new rental reforms bill means for victim-survivors
New rental laws in NSW will give domestic and family violence victim-survivors stronger protections, helping them leave unsafe homes safely and without unfair costs. Until now, the system has worked against women seeking safety. Under the 2019 laws, victim-survivors were forced to notify all co-tenants themselves about ending a lease, which often meant telling the […]
Clare’s Law Petition Forces NSW Parliamentary Debate on domestic violence disclosure scheme
NSW Parliament will debate a push for a domestic violence disclosure scheme (DVDS) this week, after campaigners gathered more than 20,000 verified signatures required to trigger parliamentary discussion. Clare’s Law was rolled out in England and Wales in 2014 following the 2009 murder of Clare Wood, for whom the scheme is named. A similar scheme […]
Illawarra Women’s Trauma Recovery Centre responds to South Australia’s Royal Commission findings
We recognise the courage of the hundreds of South Australian victim-survivors who have shared their stories with the Royal Commission.
One Year On: What women need to know about NSW’s coercive control laws
It has been just over a year since New South Wales became the first Australian state to make coercive control a criminal offence. The laws, introduced in July 2024, were designed to address patterns of abuse that undermine autonomy and safety without relying on physical violence. According to BOSCAR stats released in March 2025, since […]