Violence against women and their children is a serious issue in Australia. 1 in 3 women has been a victim of physical or sexual violence, since the age of 15, by someone known to them. (2012 Personal Safety Survey, ABS) 1 woman dies almost every week at the hands of a current or former partner. (2015 Australian Institute of Criminology report)www.respect.gov.au/the-issue
Violence against women and their children is a serious issue in Australia. 1 in 3 women has been a victim of physical or sexual violence, since the age of 15, by someone known to them. (2012 Personal Safety Survey, ABS) 1 woman dies almost every week at the hands of a current or former partner. (2015 Australian Institute of Criminology report)www.respect.gov.au/the-issue