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One in three Australian men report intimate partner violence as rates rise over decade

After finding about 120,000 men begin using partner violence each year the government pledged more than $4 billion to new prevention programs

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Overview

  • The Australian Institute of Family Studies’ Ten to Men study tracked over 16,000 men since 2013–14, finding self-reported intimate partner violence rose from 25 percent to 33 percent by 2022.
  • Extrapolating the data to Australia’s population indicates roughly 120,000 men commit intimate partner violence for the first time each year.
  • Men with moderate or severe depressive symptoms were 62 percent more likely to report perpetrating partner violence, while those with mild symptoms were 32 percent more likely.
  • High social support cut the risk of committing partner violence by 26 percent and an affectionate father-son relationship reduced it by 48 percent.
  • Social Services Minister Tanya Plibersek called the findings concerning and confirmed the government’s commitment of over $4 billion to prevention and early intervention initiatives.