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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 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.

Research outputs can be found in the Completed Register of Active Research projects reading list in the ANROWS Digital Library.

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How government and public policy messaging can be targeted to encourage disclosures and incident reporting from survivors of sexual assault

Commenced January 2022

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Disrupting cycles of gendered violence and disadvantage

Dr Alice Campbell

Commenced January 2022

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Domestic and family violence and border-related harm

Commenced December 2021

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Regulating and countering structural inequality on digital platforms

Commenced December 2021

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Exploring energy-related economic abuse in Australia: Victim and survivor perspectives

Commenced November 2021

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A metacognitive-informed group psychotherapy program for male perpetrators of domestic violence: A multidimensional feasibility study

Commenced October 2021

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Eliminating sexual violence within the military

Prof Megan MacKenzie

Commenced September 2021

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Understanding the impact of COVID-19 restrictions on the vocations, education and health

Commenced September 2021

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Safety and health after arrival: Identifying and responding to domestic violence experienced by refugee and migrant women recently arrived in Australia

Commenced August 2021

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Professionals’ perspectives and experiences regarding child sexual abuse prevention

Commenced July 2021

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Empowering Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander girls, changing communities

Commenced July 2021

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Transformative social responses to domestic, family and sexualised violence: A qualitative exploration of Insight Exchange, a victim and survivor–centred initiative informed by response-based practice

Prof Rita Shackel

Commenced July 2021

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