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Men’s behaviour change programs are key to addressing domestic violence. Our new study shows how we can improve them

Men’s violence against women in Australia is recognised as a national crisis. We urgently need to better understand what can be done to prevent it and intervene effectively. There is a need to hold perpetrators to account for their abusive behaviour. This is set out in the National Plan to end Violence against Women and […]
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New research released on engagement in perpetrator intervention programs

This week Dr Kate Fitz-Gibbon, in her capacity as a Professor at Monash University, has released the findings from Australia’s largest study of men’s engagement with behaviour change programs. This research found the current approach to working with men who use violence is missing opportunities to more effectively engage men in behaviour change, to keep […]
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New research shows 1 in 5 Australians have perpetrated sexual violence in their adult lives. The true rate might be even worse.

Authored by Kate Fitz-Gibbon and Hayley Boxall. Violence against women has been declared a national crisis in Australia. National Cabinet convened its first ever meeting focused solely on the issue in May. Framed by its commitment to delivering the National Plan to End Violence against Women and Children, state and federal governments have committed to […]
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The case for a federal minister for children

In today’s The Saturday Paper Rosie Batty and Principal Consultant, Dr Kate Fitz-Gibbon, argue it is unfathomable that children are still repeatedly falling off policy agendas relating to domestic, family & sexual violence. The status quo is unacceptable for the current generation, & the next generation deserves better. There is still no one in Canberra with […]
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Dr Kate Fitz-Gibbon leads new research on intimate femicide perpetrator risks and points of intervention

This week, in her capacity as a Professor (Practice) at Monash University, Dr Kate Fitz-Gibbon and colleagues have released a new report, Securing Women’s Lives. The report presents the findings from their analysis of 235 sentencing judgments in cases of male perpetrator intimate partner femicide. The study examined risk and system interactions prior to the intimate […]
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Dr Kate Fitz-Gibbon leads new research on domestic violence disclosure schemes.

In her capacity as a Professor (Practice) with Monash University, Dr Kate Fitz-Gibbon has released a new report examining the merits and limits of domestic violence disclosure schemes in Australia and New Zealand. This Final Report is co-authored with Professor Sandra Walklate and Dr Ellen Reeves from University of Liverpool (UK). Domestic violence disclosure schemes […]
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Dr Kate Fitz-Gibbon co-authors article on why children as victim-survivors in their own right must be considered in Australia’s response to the crisis of men’s violence.

In recent weeks children as victim-survivors in their own right have been invisible in political announcements and actions. Their experiences silenced and ignored. Co-authoring an article for Women’s Agenda, Dr Kate Fitz-Gibbon explains that for too long system responses to domestic and family violence in Australia have seen children only as extensions of their primary […]
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Dr Kate Fitz-Gibbon comments in media on the alleged killing of women in Australia throughout April

Principal consultant, Dr Kate Fitz-Gibbon has been interviewed several times over the last week in media coverage following the alleged killing of numerous women in Australia by men’s violence throughout April. In an article by Natalie Brown (news.com.au) Dr Fitz-Gibbon stated: It will take every member of the Australian community to play their part to […]
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Men’s behaviour change programs are key to addressing domestic violence. Our new study shows how we can improve them

New research released on engagement in perpetrator intervention programs

New research shows 1 in 5 Australians have perpetrated sexual violence in their adult lives. The true rate might be even worse.