ANNUAL REPORT 2024–2025

Driving evidence,
strengthening impact

The 2024–25 Annual Report highlights how ANROWS continues to bring high-quality research to the policies and practices that aim to end violence against women and children in Australia. 

Guided by the National Plan to End Violence Against Women and Children 2022–2032 and our strategic priorities, this year’s work reflects ANROWS’ role as both a producer and broker of evidence, connecting research, practice and policy to create lasting change.

In 2024–25, ANROWS deepened its long-standing focus on children and young people as victim-survivors in their own right. The report features an ANROWS roadmap for policymakers, In their own right, which is already being referenced by peak bodies, NGOs and government agencies to inform system reform. It also amplifies the voices of young people shared at our 2025 National Conference.

Our landmark study on filicide, undertaken with the Australian Domestic and Family Violence Death Review Network, strengthened national understanding of the link between domestic and family violence and child deaths. The research has been downloaded more than 1,200 times, reflecting strong demand for evidence that drives prevention and early intervention.

The report also highlights ANROWS’ evaluation of Men’s Behaviour Change Programs in the Northern Territory, alongside a suite of new resources that bring together the latest evidence, practice insights and evaluation findings. This work underscores the importance of addressing the behaviour of those who use violence while prioritising safety and accountability.

Across all our work, ANROWS continues to connect diverse perspectives — producing, translating and sharing knowledge to inform the national effort to end gender-based violence.