Once again: If a man and a woman meet on Tinder and the man is violent to the women, you can count on the word “Tinder” making it into every headline about his violence.  It’s an insidious form of victim blaming. If they met at a party or over cabbages in Coles, it wouldn’t even […]... Read More

The Age reported that a music teacher from Geelong was jailed for grooming and sexually abusing a 17 year old girl who was his student at the time.  The girl was in his care. The school, her parents and most importantly, the girl herself, trusted him to teach her and take seriously his responsibility as […]... Read More

Channel 7 News, Perth Now, and Yahoo News, reported the alleged murder of Britney Watson as a “wheelie bin death”.  Britney Watson was not a wheelie bin, she was a person.  She didn’t die, she was killed.  Describing the killing of Britney Watson as a “wheelie bin death” is inaccurate, dehumanising, sensationalist and ignorant. A […]... Read More

The Age reported that a man has been charged with murder after his wife’s body was discovered in a home in Queensland last week. Although, you wouldn’t know that from this headline.  The fact that her body was not discovered until a day later is relevant but it’s not even close to being the main […]... Read More

The Courier Mail reported that a man was charged with three breaches of domestic violence orders, although you wouldn’t know this from the headline. Losing his home, his job and his wife was not the reason for his court appearance. These are terrible things to deal with but they’re not crimes and you don’t go […]... Read More

The Brisbane Times reported that a Queensland man, who allegedly stabbed his partner and abducted their baby, was charged with domestic violence offences, including common assault, assault occasioning bodily harm, strangulation, threatening violence and wounding. The baby was found later that night and was thankfully uninjured. The woman was taken to hospital with serious injuries. […]... Read More