Several articles FYI.

I believe increase in women's abuse and violence is both a rise and a more
accurate reporting of the reality.

Quote: Quote: Shocking figures have revealed that the number of women who
have been charged with domestic violence-related assault has soared by 159
per cent over the past eight years.

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Women becoming more violent towards partners - report

22 June 2009 | Content provided to you by AAP.

Sydney, June 22 AAP - It's been revealed that women are becoming more
violent towards their partners.

Figures from the NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics show the number of women
charged with domestic violence-related assault has increased dramatically.

The figures show 2,336 women faced court on charges of domestic violence in
2007, mainly for bashing their husbands, compared with just 818 in 1999.

News Ltd says men's groups say they're happy that police are finally taking
men seriously, but it's still hard for husbands to admit they've been
attacked by their wives.

Research shows women tend to use guns, knives, boiling liquids and irons to
attack their partners.

The increase in violence, which is often fuelled by alcohol, has sparked
calls for refuges for men.

Assistant Commissioner Mark Murdoch says there's no definitive explanation
for the increasing number of women being prosecuted for domestic violence
offences.

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http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/06/22/2604559.htm?section=justin

ABC News
22 June 2009

Domestic violence: Women abusers on the rise
By News Online's Cassie White

Image: The number of women charged with domestic abuse has rocketed by 159
per cent. (www.flickr.com: dion gillard)
http://www.abc.net.au/reslib/200906/r388388_1814036.jpg

There has been a startling increase in the number of women who are the
perpetrators of domestic violence.

New South Wales Bureau of Crime Statistics figures show that over the past
eight years, the number of women charged with domestic abuse has rocketed
by 159 per cent.

In 2007, 2,336 women fronted court on domestic violence charges, compared
to around 800 in 1999.

Preconceived ideas of gender roles have led a lot of people to believe it
would be virtually impossible for a women to physically abuse a man.

But co-director of Men's Rights Agency Sue Price says it is exactly this
stereotype that leads to battered men hiding in shame, fearful of being
ridiculed, or even prosecuted.

"I've had SAS soldiers in tears because the wife is a black belt karate
expert and yet they know that if they even try to restrain her he might be
charged with assault and domestic violence," she said.

"It's much harder for a man to actually admit that his wife is beating him
up. They seem to regard it as a shameful issue and a lot of police actually
say to men 'What did you do to make your wife hit you?' or 'Can't you
handle your missus?'

"Those are things that seem shameful if a man can't keep his relationship
on an even keel. They take it to heart very seriously and for a lot of
them, the last thought is for them to call the police to have their wives
arrested, because after all she's the mother of their children."

Ms Price says it is a well-known fact that many abusive women resort to
using weapons, or wait to catch their spouse unawares before they attack.

"We have so many reports of people having hot liquids poured over them in
bed, glasses broken, men hit over the head from the back, attacked while
they're asleep, cut, burnt," she said.

Despite the many domestic violence support services available to women
victims, Ms Price says there is almost no practical and legal outreach for men.

"There's been a lot of procrastination about the issue. Yes there are
refuges but if you try and access them you'll find there's not one place
for a man and his children," she said.

"Where do they move to when they've got a violent wife? How do they protect
their children when they're in a violent household caused by a violent mother?

"On the other side of the coin as well, there are no treatment programs for
women who are violent. There are no anger management programs. There's
plenty for men, but not for women. That's of central need if we're going to
treat this issue properly."

Funding fight

Ms Price believes the reason there are no services for male victims comes
down to money and the monopoly women's services have over it.

"Women's groups are in total denial that women can be violent and they
maintain that stand because they want to garner all the funding that's
available under the domestic violence legislation," she said.

"They won't take it that a man can be a victim of domestic violence, they
always portray the mantra that it's always women who are victims and men
who are perpetrators. That's clearly not true. We've known it for years but
there's been an absolute refusal to acknowledge it."

She says this has helped contribute to the increase in women abusers and
has called on other states to follow NSW and release their domestic abuse
figures, which she believes would tell a similar story.

"If you keep telling people they can do this and get away with it they will
do so. It's a little bit like the situation in Victoria where a women can
now murder her husband with impunity, providing she claims she was a victim
of domestic violence - and that's after the fact, of course," she said.

"Thirty per cent of applications I believe are made by men for protection
under the domestic violence legislation and I think we'd have similar
figures in Queensland, she said.

"It was up to nearly 20 per cent when I last accessed the figures in 1999.
Since then we've been prevented from seeing them."

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My Biz
22 June 2009

Record bashings by stressed-out wives

Women are becoming more violent towards their partners using guns, knives,
boiling liquids and irons to attack them.

Shocking figures have revealed that the number of women who have been
charged with domestic violence-related assault has soared by 159 per cent
over the past eight years.

The figures, from the New South Wales Bureau of Crime Statistics, show 2336
women faced court on charges of domestic violence in 2007, mainly for
bashing their husbands, compared with just 818 in 1999.

Men's groups said yesterday they were happy that police were finally taking
men seriously but it remained tough for husbands to admit they had been
attacked by their wives.

Research shows women tend to use guns, knives, boiling liquids and irons to
attack their partners.

The increase in violence, which is often fuelled by alcohol, has sparked
calls for refuges for men.

"Australia is probably worse than anywhere else in the world for this
problem," Michael Woods, of the Men's Health Information and Resource
Centre at the University of Western Sydney, said.

"We're really behind the eight ball in trying to stop domestic violence
against men because we don't understand it."

Mr Woods said Britain and Holland had shelters for men but there was
nothing similar in Australia.

The figures show that although the number of women prosecuted for general
assault remained stable between 1999 and 2007, there was an increase of 11
per cent a year in the number of women prosecuted for domestic violence.

During the same period, domestic violence charges against men rose by 2.3
per cent a year.

Reg Price, who runs the Men's Rights Agency, said domestic violence against
men occurred in families of all incomes and status, as did violence against
women.

Mr Price said police were beginning to recognise it was a reality and had
stopped telling men they were "big boys" and to go away.

He said men had told him they were afraid to retaliate for fear of having
an apprehended violence order imposed on them and being unable to see their
children.

Assistant Commissioner Mark Murdoch said there was no definitive
explanation for the increasing number of women being prosecuted for
domestic violence offences.

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http://livenews.com.au/news/women-becoming-more-violent-towards-partners-report/\
2009/6/22/210660

LiveNews.com.au
22 June 2009

Women becoming more violent towards partners: report
By Tim Snowden

"I believe they reflect growing levels of drug and alcohol abuse in the
community, and also the mental illness that can come from drug and alcohol
abuse." - NSW State Liberal Opposition Community Services Minister Pru Goward

Domestic violence by women appears to be on the rise.

Figures from the NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics show the number of women
charged with domestic violence-related assault has increased dramatically.

The number of women charged with assaults related to domestic violence has
nearly tripled over the last eight years.

In 1999 there were 818 women charged, mainly for bashing their husband -
that figure is now beyond 2,000.

Domestic violence charges against men also rose by 2.3 per cent in the same
period.

The most common forms of abuse by women involve guns, knives, boiling
liquids and irons.

The increase in violence, which is often fuelled by alcohol, has sparked
calls for refuges for men.

Men's groups say they're happy police are now taking their complaints
seriously but say it's still tough for men to admit they're being attacked
by their wives.

Assistant Commissioner Mark Murdoch says there's no definitive explanation
for the increasing number of women being prosecuted for domestic violence
offences.

But Opposition Community Services Minister Pru Goward says there's a clear
root of the problem.

"I believe they reflect growing levels of drug and alcohol abuse in the
community, and also the mental illness that can come from drug and alcohol
abuse."

- Macquarie National News

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http://news.ninemsn.com.au/national/828309/husband-beating-on-the-rise

NineMSN
22 June 2009

'Husband-beating' on the rise

It's been revealed that women are becoming more violent towards their partners.

Figures from the NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics show the number of women
charged with domestic violence-related assault has increased dramatically.

The figures show 2,336 women faced court on charges of domestic violence in
2007, mainly for bashing their husbands, compared with just 818 in 1999.

News Ltd says men's groups say they're happy that police are finally taking
men seriously, but it's still hard for husbands to admit they've been
attacked by their wives.

Research shows women tend to use guns, knives, boiling liquids and irons to
attack their partners.

The increase in violence, which is often fuelled by alcohol, has sparked
calls for refuges for men.

Assistant Commissioner Mark Murdoch says there's no definitive explanation
for the increasing number of women being prosecuted for domestic violence
offences.

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Nine MSN News poll Vote 23rd June

Are women more violent than they used to be?
Yes 69,589
No 5,207

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http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,25667548-5005941,00.html

The Daily Telegraph
22 June 2009

More cases of women being violent to partners before courts
By Janet Fife Yeomans

Women are becoming more violent towards their partners.

Shocking figures have revealed that the number of women who have been
charged with domestic violence-related assault has soared by 159 per cent
over the past eight years.

The figures, from the New South Wales Bureau of Crime Statistics, show 2336
women faced court on charges of domestic violence in 2007, mainly for
bashing their husbands, compared with just 818 in 1999.

Men's groups said yesterday they were happy that police were finally taking
men seriously but it remained tough for husbands to admit they had been
attacked by their wives.

Research shows women tend to use guns, knives, boiling liquids and irons to
attack their partners.

The increase in violence, which is often fuelled by alcohol, has sparked
calls for refuges for men.

"Australia is probably worse than anywhere else in the world for this
problem," Michael Woods, of the Men's Health Information and Resource
Centre at the University of Western Sydney, said.

"We're really behind the eight ball in trying to stop domestic violence
against men because we don't understand it."

Mr Woods said Britain and Holland had shelters for men but there was
nothing similar in Australia.

The figures show that although the number of women prosecuted for general
assault remained stable between 1999 and 2007, there was an increase of 11
per cent a year in the number of women prosecuted for domestic violence.

During the same period, domestic violence charges against men rose by 2.3
per cent a year.

Reg Price, who runs the Men's Rights Agency, said domestic violence against
men occurred in families of all incomes and status, as did violence against
women.

Mr Price said police were beginning to recognise it was a reality and had
stopped telling men they were "big boys" and to go away.

He said men had told him they were afraid to retaliate for fear of having
an apprehended violence order imposed on them and being unable to see their
children.

Assistant Commissioner Mark Murdoch said there was no definitive
explanation for the increasing number of women being prosecuted for
domestic violence offences.

http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,25667548-5006784,00.html

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