The Mercury - Family violence delays
By Sue Bailey
Posted to The Mercury, 09/11/25
A great article by Sue Bailey at The Mercury on Sunday talking about the annual Tasmania Police report showing an increase of 1,125 incidents of family violence between 2023 and 2024.
The Examiner - Tasmania's prison system is doing traumatised women 'more harm than good'
By Owen Sinclair
Posted to The Examiner, 04/11/25
Tasmania’s prison system is doing traumatised women ‘more harm than good’
Kianna Whaling, a lived experience advocate said, “It’s not a place where you’re able to rehabilitate. I think it’s designed more to institutionalise inmates, rather than put them on the right path to recovery. And that’s for all inmates in the women’s prison.”
Tasmanian Times - Systems Abuse Follows Women Behind Prison Walls
By Tasmania Times, 30/10/2025
The death of Chelsea Bracken at Mary Hutchinson Women’s Prison has exposed a critical failure – the correctional system itself perpetuates the abuse that brought women there.
Engender Equality CEO Alina Thomas calls for urgent reform –
“We must move away from punishing victim-survivors for surviving violence and instead focus on support and rehabilitation.”
Report: system failing family violence victims
By Bridget Clarke
Hobart Mercury, 21/10/25
A damning report by a Tasmanian family violence organisation has laid bare the extent to which institutions intended to support victim-survivors are failing to address, and often, perpetuating abuse.
Lifting the lid on head injuries through domestic violence
Deb Thomson, Lived Experience Advocate spoke with Olivia Hicks on iHeart Tassie on 4 September, 2025 to discuss head injuries caused by domestic violence.
Systems abuse and family violence in Tasmania: The importance of lived experience expertise
Alina Thomas, Engender Equality CEO and Kianna Whaling, Lived Experience Advocate spoke with Tracey Strong on ABC Radio Breakfast (Hobart) on Monday 20 October, 2025 to discuss the new report on systems abuse, next steps and the importance of lived experience expertise
Too many times victims dismissed
By Lauren Richardson
The Examiner, Monday September 22, 2025
Engender Equality advocate and victim-survivor Deborah Thomson said sports concussions were getting the attention and awareness they needed, but brain trauma acquired through domestic violence wasn’t.
New program training GPs in responding to domestic and family violence in Tasmania
By Meg Whitfield
Posted to ABC News, 07/09/25 – 8:07am
Roughly 1 in 5 women make their first disclosure of family violence to their doctor, but a lack of confidence in knowing how to best respond can hold GPs back from coordinating support services.
A pilot project in Tasmania is helping GPs and medical practices better recognise signs of domestic and family violence.
Next steps when someone shares they are experiencing domestic violence
By Kellie Scott
Posted to ABC News, 21/08/25 – 1:43pm
When someone says they are experiencing domestic violence, you might feel unsure about how best to support them.
Whether it’s a family member, friend or colleague, it’s helpful to understand how difficult disclosing experiences of domestic violence can be, as well as how to respond in the moment, and the best way to provide ongoing support.
Domestic violence victim-survivors share early warning signs of abuse
By Kellie Scott
Posted to ABC News, 01/07/25 – 1:00pm
Told they couldn’t go out with friends. Stopped from giving male friends a hug. Called crazy and gaslit when their partner did something wrong.
These are just some of the early signs of intimate partner violence shared by victim-survivors in recent research from the University of Melbourne.