CEVAW Conversations Podcasts - CEVAW Evidence Platform

Dr Vincent Hurley and Delia Donovan on CEVAW Conversations

Knowing and Doing: 50 Years of Change in the DFV Sector

Fifty years ago, the first women's refuge opened in Sydney. Today, Australia has national plans, specialist police units, landmark legislation, and a sector of hundreds of organisations. So what has actually changed – and what hasn't?

Pillar 2 - Contexts Pillar 3 - Responses Impact of Institutions Frontline Practice Responses Legal Responses Family Violence Policies Domestic violence Prevention of VAW Criminalisation 2026

Hidden Tactics of Domestic Violence: Substance Use Coercion

Alcohol and other drugs aren't just substances people use, they're tools perpetrators weaponise to extend control and abuse. In this episode, researchers and practitioners unpack substance use coercion: how it shows up in families' everyday lives, why it's so challenging to address, and what trauma-sensitive responses require. Essential listening for anyone working in child and family services, domestic violence support, or substance use treatment.

Pillar 3 - Responses Frontline Practice Responses Family Violence Domestic violence Child Protection Substance use coercion Alcohol and other drugs

Does criminalisation prevent violence against women?

Professors Heather Douglas, Julia Tolmie and Kyllie Cripps bring legal expertise, research insights and lived experience to unpack the limits of the current justice system – and what we should be asking instead.

Pillar 3 - Responses Pillar 4 - Indigenous Legal Responses Future Lives and VAW Justice System Prevention of VAW Criminalisation

Introduction to CEVAW Conversations

Evidence, ideas and experts working to end violence against women – across systems, contexts and communities.

Pillar 1 - Causes/Costs Pillar 2 - Contexts Pillar 3 - Responses Pillar 4 - Indigenous