UNDER EMBARGO UNTIL 12AM JULY 2 - Intimate partner violence found in majority of cases of a parent killing their child.

A landmark report from Australia’s National Research Organisation for Women’s Safety (ANROWS) and the Australian Domestic and Family Violence Death Review Network (the Network) sheds new light on the alarming intersection of intimate partner violence and filicide, the act of a parent killing their child. [...] • 97% of the primary perpetrators of this intimate partner violence were men who had killed their children. [...] • In contrast, 96% of the primary victim-survivors of this intimate partner violence were women who had killed their children. [...] This is despite Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children comprising around 6% of the child population, highlighting the ongoing harm of colonial dispossession, structural violence, and a lack of culturally appropriate support services. [...] Otherwise, we are failing those most in need of protection.” Anna Butler, Chair of the Network, said: “We must prioritise prevention and intervention strategies that address the root causes of domestic and family violence to safeguard vulnerable individuals and families.