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Two in five Australian women have experienced physical or sexual violence. Jorge Flores

Four in ten Australians think women lie about being victims of sexual assault

Kristin Diemer, The University of Melbourne; Anastasia Powell, RMIT University, and Kim Webster, The University of Melbourne

Australians are more aware of domestic violence and sexual assault than before. But a worrying proportion blame victims for abuse, think women are lying, and don’t believe consent is always necessary.
For women of reproductive age and Indigenous women, intimate partner violence is the single biggest health risk factor. from www.shutterstock.com.au

Study confirms intimate partner violence leading health risk factor for women

Kim Webster, The University of Melbourne and Zuleyka Zevallos, Swinburne University of Technology

A study being launched today by Australia’s National Research Organisation for Women’s Safety confirms the serious impacts of intimate partner violence.
The findings of the study don’t suggest that religion should be adopted as a tool for promoting health. Gauri Ma

Does religious faith make people healthier and happier?

Natascha Klocker, University of Wollongong; Brigid Trenerry, Western Sydney University, and Kim Webster, VicHealth

As immigrants from around the world have joined Australia’s cultural mix, an inevitable rise in religious diversity has followed. But has this made for a healthier society? A recent VicHealth study showed…

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