In Australia, one in five women report experiencing sexual violence since the age of 15. Domestic violence is the biggest cause of homelessness for Australian women, with almost half of the women with children staying in homeless assistance services escaping domestic violence. Women are four times more likely to experience sexual assault by someone they know, rather than a stranger. News today from the Australian Crime Commission finds that almost 75% of female homicide victims (between 2008 and 2010) had been killed by their male partner.
