Women's murders spiking even before surge | Canberra CityNews
The number of women killed by a former or current intimate partner has spiked by 28 per cent in a year, as national cabinet prepares to grapple with the crisis.
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The number of women killed by a former or current intimate partner has spiked by 28 per cent in a year, as national cabinet prepares to grapple with the crisis.
The number of women killed by a former or current intimate partner has spiked by 28 per cent in a year, as national cabinet prepares to meet.
New data reveals despite a drop in national homicide rates, the number of women killed by an intimate partner in Australia has increased nearly 30 per cent in the last financial year. The Homicide in Australia report has been released, after a week of rallies around the country calling for an end to violence against women.
Data from the Homicide in Australia 2022-2023 report shows there were 247 victims of homicide between July 1, 2022 and June 30, 2023.
A new report has found 16 per cent of all homicides in 2022/23 were carried out by a current or former intimate partner.