Specialist sources include domestic, family and sexual violence organisations, services and academics. Violence against women specialists can talk about the nature of violence, why it happens, underlying drivers, power and control, impacts on victims, accountability for perpetrators and systemic issues.
Community-sector services, in particular, have relatively few resources and may be unable to provide comment at short notice. ing relationships with these services may help to facilitate more urgent requests for comment.
Find a list of national and state-based domestic, family and sexual violence peak bodies and other key organisations below.