Tag: Domestic abuse

A newly-formed Lower Hunter organisation is determined to make a difference in countering one of society’s biggest issues.

Fight to Live Charlestown screening: Follow the journey of mixed martial arts fighter and domestic violence survivor Bec Rawlings.

Hunter Workers is calling on the Federal Government to introduce 10 days paid domestic violence leave for all employees.

“Feminine hygiene products are not a luxury.”  This is the message Maitland MP Jenny Aitchison is hoping will drive the community to donate this month. According to the mother-of-two, supporting the national-wide Share the...

Sleeping in a cold car with her 11-year-old son, wrapped in borrowed blankets, was the trigger that finally made Angela* seek out a safe place. After years of homelessness and a marriage breakdown...

Sarah* had been married just two weeks when she was first abused by her husband. The 26-year-old says she stayed because she was pregnant and her husband had convinced her she had...