Intimate partner homicide (IPH) is one of the most common forms of homicide in Australia. Considerable recent public debate has focused on the issue yet relatively few programs have been designed to prevent it. This paper explores whether and how a multi-agency model designed to intervene with fixated individual could be applied to the problem.

In Australia and comparable international jurisdictions, a range of provisions, measures, laws and programs are designed to assess and address the risk of intimate partner violence. This project sought to contribute new evidence to inform the further development of whole-of-systems preventive approaches to repeat violence and intimate femicide.

The National Homicide Monitoring Program is Australia’s only national data collection on homicide incidents, victims and offenders. This report describes the 218 homicide incidents recorded by Australian state and territory police between 1 July 2021 and 30 June 2022.

The National Homicide Monitoring Program is Australia’s only national data collection on homicide incidents, victims and offenders. This report describes 232 homicide incidents recorded by Australian state and territory police between 1 July 2022 and 30 June 2023.

This publication draws upon data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) and the National Coronial Information System to present the high and severe rates of domestic, family, and sexual violence in the Northern Territory.