Violence against women is costing Australia $13.6 billion per year and has been tipped to rise by an extra $2 billion in the next decade, with experts warning that the next generation could be worse off due to the impact of cyber bullying.
Social media had become the ''elephant in the room'' in relation to family violence, Victims of Crime Assistance League vice-president for NSW Howard Brown has said.
In Canberra, 4240 incidents of sexual violence and family violence were dealt with by ACT Policing in 2009-10 but those have been estimated as just ''the tip of the iceberg'' with the true figure potentially many times higher.
University of Canberra law lecturer Patricia Easteal said many victims did not seek help.
''Probably only one in five who experience violence end up calling police,'' she said.
''There are so many people who for a myriad of reasons are unable to call police.''
In the ACT, victims of 82 per cent of domestic violence incidents were women, the ACT Prevention of Violence Against Women and Children Strategy 2011-2017 has said. Read full article
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