News item - ABC News - Parents of transgender children urge MPs to support a ban on conversion practices
By Loretta Lohberger
Published by ABC News, 27/10/26
Tasmanian MPs will this week debate a Greens bill that would ban conversion practices, which are any attempt to change, suppress or eradicate a person’s sexual or gender identity.
A group of 28 parents of transgender and gender diverse children has written to MPs urging them to support the ban.
News item - ABC News - AI tool from US manufacturer Axon drafts family violence reports for Tasmania Police
By Jano Gibson
Published by ABC News, 23/10/26
Tasmania Police trialled an AI tool to see whether it could reduce time spent writing reports about family violence incidents.
Evaluation showed an almost 50 per cent reduction in writing time, but the US-made tool also introduced errors into reports.
News item - ABC News - Family violence experts say more work is needed to better spot the often hidden signs and integrate services for victim-survivors of strangulation
Published by ABC News, 08/10/26
An interview with Dr Heather Douglas, presenter at the Non-Fatal Strangulation Forum held in Hobart on 8th October 2026
News item - The Canberra Times - The non-fatal act that raises domestic homicide risk
By Eleanor Wilson
Published by The Canberra Times, 07/10/26
“Make no mistake … strangulation is a killer’s calling card.”
That assertion by Red Rose Foundation chief Lucy Lord set a sobering tone at a landmark forum probing harm caused by non-fatal strangulations.
The national domestic violence not-for-profit’s latest death review report found one in five domestic homicides had non-fatal strangulations in their histories.
This supports a pioneering 2008 study that found domestic violence victims who have been strangled are 7.5 times more likely to be killed by their partner.
News item - ABC News - Non-fatal strangulation forum calls for greater recognition and support
By Selina Bryan
Published by ABC News, 08/10/26
Victim-survivors who have experienced strangulation have an increased risk of future harm or death by the perpetrator.
Police, GPs, social workers and family violence workers have heard from experts from around Australia on how to spot the often hidden signs.
News item - The Examiner - The non-fatal act that raises domestic homicide risk
By Eleanor Wilson
Published by The Examiner, 07/10/26
“Make no mistake … strangulation is a killer’s calling card.”
That assertion by Red Rose Foundation chief Lucy Lord set a sobering tone at a landmark forum probing harm caused by non-fatal strangulations.
The national domestic violence not-for-profit’s latest death review report found one in five domestic homicides had non-fatal strangulations in their histories.
This supports a pioneering 2008 study that found domestic violence victims who have been strangled are 7.5 times more likely to be killed by their partner.