This paper shares ideas and recommendations to strengthen the field of specialist domestic and family violence support for diverse cohorts and communities. The four sections of the paper include 10 steps to transformation, features of powerful practice, ideas and actions, and insights from cohorts and communities.

This study seeks to understand the drivers and deterrents of child sexual offending by analysing posts on a darknet forum frequented by self-identified paedophiles. The findings highlight the role of technology in avoiding detection, and the authors call on law enforcement to disrupt technology-mediated discussion among offenders.

The purpose of this review was to draw together advice and identify opportunities to strengthen prevention efforts and approaches across all forms of violence against women and children, including a particular focus on homicides. The report provides specific and practical advice to strengthen prevention approaches and makes 21 recommendations.

This paper focuses on how governments can support a greater understanding of perpetration and a strengthening and acceleration of current efforts to end men’s violence against women and children. It affirms the need to build on Australia’s current approaches to prevention and considers whether they need to be further adapted or refined.

This is the Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence Commission’s (the Commission’s) first report to Parliament on the progress of the National Plan to End Violence against Women and Children 2022–2032 (the National Plan). It finds that Governments have invested significant public funds to address domestic, family and sexual violence. Despite this, services and systems are...