HISTORICAL FACTS: Kate fitz - Caught on Camera

Stalking mistaken as affection before brutal murder

Friends thought a sports coach was smitten with his ex-girlfriend when he repeatedly checked her location online, but the reality was much more sinister.

AAP · Nov 27, 2025

Some victim-survivors take their own lives. We need to better understand how suicide and family violence are linked

In 2024, a young mother in Victoria ended her own life. As family violence services and Victoria Police pointed out, there were key circumstances that may have contributed to her death.

The Conversation · Aug 26, 2025

‘I was very fearful of my parents’: new research shows how parents can use coercive control on their children

In Australia, there is growing recognition that children and young people are not just witnesses to domestic, family and sexual violence, but victim-survivors in their own right.

The Conversation · Jul 28, 2025

‘He knows how to make sure that there is no evidence’: when your domestic violence abuser is a police officer

People experiencing domestic violence are often urged to report their abuse to police. But what if your abuser is a police officer?

The Conversation · Feb 27, 2025

New data reveals rates of family violence among those who died by suicide

Domestic, family and sexual violence is rightly recognised as a national crisis.

The Conversation · Sep 16, 2024

New data shows 1 in 3 women have experienced physical violence and sexual violence remains stubbornly persistent

Eight million Australians have experienced violence since the age of 15, according to new findings of the fourth Personal Safety Survey released today by the Australian Bureau of Statistics.

The Conversation · Mar 15, 2023

Victoria has implemented all 227 recommendations from its royal commission into family violence. So was it a success?

In 2016, the Victorian Royal Commission into Family Violence released its findings following an exhaustive 13-month inquiry. In it were 227 recommendations to completely transform the state’s family violence services.

The Conversation · Jan 31, 2023