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2021

It’s time to rally, organise and sign — and change this culture once and for all – Crikey

False memory is a weapon often used to discredit sexual assault survivors – Crikey

Lawmakers ‘negligent’ not to criminalise coercive control, say psychiatrists – ABC

Psychiatrists say lawmakers would be ‘negligent’ not to criminalise coercive control -SMH

DAVTW submission to the NSW Government Committee on Coercive Control

2020

The psychiatrist fighting for domestic violence victims – NR times

Domestic and family violence services underfunded at a time of need in COVID-19 pandecmic

Coercive Control is a form of Intimate Terrorism and must be Criminalised- featuring Dr Karen Williams, Dr Nithya Reddy and others

NEW PROPOSED DOMESTIC VIOLENCE LAWS ON CRIMINALISING ‘COERCIVE CONTROL’: AN INTERVIEW WITH DR KAREN WILLIAMS OF DOCTORS AGAINST VIOLENCE TOWARDS WOMEN

Calls grow to fire Queensland Police Officer who leaked Domestic Violence Victim’s Address

Psychiatrist makes urgent plea to NSW government for domestic violence concussion policy

Coronavirus lockdown brings increased domestic violence, PTSD and Anxiety, clinicians warn

Trauma informed care is critical for survivors of domestic and family violence, by Dr Neela Janakiramanan

Bettina Arndt, Men’s Rights Activists Are Given Too Much Power In Australia And It Is Dangerous, Dr Kate Johnson

There was swift action against one punch attacks, why not violence against women, Dr Karen Williams

Dr Nithya Reddy supports campaign for a Trauma Centre for women in Wollongong – The ABC

Dr Nithya Reddy supports campaign for a Trauma Centre for women in Wollongong – Illawarra Mercury

How Australia treats complex trauma

Doctors slam family court inquiry as ‘corrupt and dangerous’

Hanson’s family court inquiry will just put women and children in danger

‘I’m a doctor for DV victims. Another family law inquiry is dangerous for women.’

The 2019 archive