Hayley Gleeson

1 month ago | abc.net.au | Kimberley Price |Hayley Gleeson

New documents obtained by the ABC show a disparity between outcomes for Victorian police officers accused of family violence and criminal defendants in the general community. Sexual abuse advocates say the documents raise questions over Victoria Police's team responsible for investigating serious cases of sexual and family violence by serving officers. If you need help immediately, call emergency services on 000. If you or anyone you know needs help, support is available now.

1 month ago | abc.net.au | Hayley Gleeson

When Amy heard that Victoria Police was setting up a new internal unit to investigate family violence allegations against serving officers, she knew she had to speak up. Over two decades, she said — almost as long as she'd been a cop — she'd been raped and assaulted countless times by her husband, whose coercive control had shrunk her world, stunted her career and decimated her mental health.

1 month ago | abc.net.au | Hayley Gleeson

Professor Raina MacIntyre was waiting quietly in the emergency department of a busy hospital last year when she overheard a conversation she'll never forget. The patient in the cubicle next to hers had been scratched and bitten by his cat but was flatly refusing the tetanus booster his doctor was recommending. Couldn't he just have some antibiotics and be on his way? The doctor told him that wasn't necessary and asked why he didn't want a tetanus shot. "I know 30 people who dropped dead.

2 months ago | abc.net.au | Hayley Gleeson

Sarah Williams wasn't looking for a career change. She didn't dream of quitting her job in the higher education sector to launch a short-stay accommodation business in Tasmania's pristine Wilderness World Heritage Area — though if you don't know her full story, it might sound like a dream. When she resigned from her job as an intranet designer at Melbourne University in 2017, Williams was at breaking point.

2 months ago | abc.net.au | Hayley Gleeson

Is Australia winning its fight against gendered violence? Although it spiked in 2023, the female intimate partner homicide rate has fallen since 1989 — a positive trend, for sure. But other data aren't as encouraging. Police are responding to record numbers of family violence callouts. Domestic violence-related sexual assaults increased 78 per cent between 2014 and 2023, with sexual violence crime reaching the highest rate ever recorded.