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Research

Our research

Violence against women and children affects everybody. It impacts on the health, wellbeing and safety of a significant proportion of Australians throughout all states and territories and places an enormous burden on the nation’s economy across family and community services, health and hospitals, income-support and criminal justice systems.

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News and events

ANROWS hosts events as part of its knowledge transfer and exchange work, including public lectures, workshops and research launches. Details of upcoming ANROWS activities and news are available from the list on the right.

ANROWS

About ANROWS

ANROWS was established by the Commonwealth and all state and territory governments of Australia to produce, disseminate and assist in applying evidence for policy and practice addressing violence against women and their children.

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Resources

To support the take-up of evidence, ANROWS offers a range of resources developed from research to support practitioners and policy-makers in delivering evidence-based interventions.

Register of Active Research

The ANROWS Register of Active Research (RAR) aims to provide a comprehensive landscape of research currently in progress in Australia that relates to domestic, family and sexual violence (DFSV). It lists research projects that are underway.

In November 2023 ANROWS released the Australian National Research Agenda (ANRA 2023–2028). The purpose of the ANRA is to direct research efforts towards addressing priority evidence gaps for policy and systems-wide practice design, nationally.

A centralised register of current research in priority research areas is an important resource for researchers who are considering projects and seeking research funding, and for research funders when assessing grant applications. The RAR is also a useful resource for researchers seeking to collaborate across jurisdictions and disciplines on future projects.


To be included in the RAR, research must be related to DFSV, have an Australian target population and be currently underway.

The value of the RAR increases with each relevant project registered. Therefore, we strongly encourage researchers to register project details as soon as practicable. 

Submitted projects will be uploaded to the RAR as soon as possible after registration.

Please note that while ANROWS encourages rigorous and ethical research, we are not able to quality assure the projects proposed for inclusion in the RAR. Inclusion in the RAR does not indicate an endorsement from ANROWS.

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External

Enhancing data and reporting on family, domestic and sexual violence

Australian Bureau of Statistics & Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

Commenced July 2020

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External

Income-contingent loans for women escaping domestic violence

Dr Jananie William

Commenced July 2020

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ANROWS

“What Works” to reduce and respond to violence against women

A/Prof Dominiek Coates

Commenced July 2020

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External

ESTIE: Evidence to support Safe & Together implementation and evaluation

Prof Cathy Humphreys

Commenced August 2020

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ANROWS

Respectful relationships education in secondary schools: A statistical social network analysis of a program intervention designed to build positive gender-related attitudes and respectful peer relationships in Australian schools

A/Prof Prof Helen Cahill and Prof Dean Lusher

Commenced August 2020

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ANROWS

Australian Domestic and Family Violence Death Review Network national data update

Australian Domestic and Family Violence Death Review Network and ANROWS

Commenced September 2020

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External

KODY – Researching an all-of-family program in family violence and substance misuse

Prof Cathy Humphreys

Commenced September 2020

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External

A history of domestic violence in Australia, 1850 to 2020

A/Prof Catherine Kevin

Commenced October 2020

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External

Men, sport, consent: Communicating and promoting respectful relationships

Dr Indigo Willing

Commenced December 2020

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External

A community-led approach to preventing gendered violence at school

Dr Victoria Rawlings

Commenced January 2021

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External

Domestic violence disclosure schemes: A national review

A/Prof Kate Fitz-Gibbon

Commenced January 2021

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External

Gender differences in the prevention of youth victimisation and offending

Dr Stacy Tzoumakis

Commenced January 2021

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