Can we predict domestic homicide? New research suggests we can’t
- Written by Troy McEwan, Professor of Clinical and Forensic Psychology, Swinburne University of Technology
In 2024, 38 Australian women were murdered by a partner or ex-partner. Thankfully, new data show the number of women killed by intimate partners has reduced to 32 over the most recent reporting period. The annual rate to June 2025 was among the lowest on record.
Nonetheless, more needs to be done to get the number of intimate partner homicides to...
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