In this series, Domestic Violence NSW takes a deep dive into coercive control - the issues, the complexities and the opinions, in conversations with subject matter experts from across the sector.
We’re having conversations that count.
*Content Warning: This podcast series discusses domestic and family violence and deals with distressing themes.
For support, please call 1800 RESPECT
Kittu Randhawa on Dowry abuse and coercive control
Content warning: this episode discusses domestic and family violence and deals with distressing themes. Please use discretion and sensitivity when listening.
In the last episode for season two, we meet with Kittu Randhawa, founder of the Indian Crisis and Support Agency, to talk about Dowry abuse and coercive control.
We'll be back soon with the last season of Coercive Control - Conversations that count
Show notes
Indian Crisis and Support Agency: https://www.icsa.net.au/
Dowry abuse:
https://www.dowryabuse.org/
https://www.icsa.net.au/dowry-abuse/
Dowry Abuse research report: https://www.cityofparramatta.nsw.gov.au/files/assets/public/v/1/community/dfv/research-report-dowry-abuse-in-south-asian-populations.pdf
Community resource: https://www.cityofparramatta.nsw.gov.au/files/assets/public/v/1/community/dfv/community-resource-dowry-abuse-in-south-asian-populations.pdf
Decision-making tree: https://www.cityofparramatta.nsw.gov.au/files/assets/public/v/1/community/dfv/decision-tree-dowry-abuse-in-south-asian-populations.pdf
11 Sept 2025
Yumi Lee on coercive control and older women abuse
Content warning: this episode discusses domestic and family violence and sexual violence and deals with distressing themes. Please use discretion and sensitivity when listening.
In this week's episode we visit Older Women's Network (OWN) headquarters to chat with Yumi Lee on the impact of coercive control on older women.
Show notes
Older Women's Network: https://ownnsw.org.au/
OWN resources: https://ownnsw.org.au/our-work/violence-against-women/
Aging and Disability Abuse Helpline: 1800 628 221
https://ageingdisabilitycommission.nsw.gov.au/contact-us/contact-information.html
Preventing violence against older women: https://www.ourwatch.org.au/preventing-violence/older-women
28 Aug 2025
Coercive control and Men's Behaviour Change
Content warning: this episode discusses domestic and family violence and deals with distressing themes. Please use discretion and sensitivity when listening.
From policy to practice, this week we meet with Olsen Clark from No To Violence and Hayden Tucker, CatholicCare Broken Bay, and Anthony Hilder from CatholicCare Sydney to talk about coercive control and men's behaviour change programs.
Show notes
No To Violence Men's Referral Service: 1300 766 491 | https://ntv.org.au/mrs/
No To Violence: https://ntv.org.au
CatholicCare Sydney Men's Behaviour Change program: Men's Behaviour Change Program | CatholicCare Sydney
CatholicCare Diocese of Broken Bay Men's Behaviour Change program: Men’s Behaviour Change Program - CatholicCare
Other resources
https://ntv.org.au/about-family-violence/
https://www.nsw.gov.au/family-and-relationships/coercive-control/get-help
Homepage | National Redress Scheme
14 Aug 2025
PWDA on coercive control
Content warning: this episode discusses domestic and family violence and deals with distressing themes. Please use discretion and sensitivity when listening.
In this week's episode we meet with Summah McKinnon from People with Disability Australia (PWDA). We talk through the impact of coercive control on women with disability and how organisations can improve access for women seeking support.
Shownotes
People with Disability Australia: https://pwd.org.au/
Building Access Project: https://pwd.org.au/projects/building-access-project/
Preventing violence against women and girls with disability: https://www.ourwatch.org.au/change-the-story/changing-the-landscape
Support: https://1800respect.org.au/sunny
Learn more about disability and inclusive language: PWDA Language Guide: A guide to language about disability
Information about disability in the workplace:
Identifying as a person with disability in the workplace Australian Human Rights Commission
Disability employment - Creating workplaces for everyone Australian Human Rights Commission
31 Jul 2025
Wesnet on tech facilitated abuse
Content warning: this episode discusses domestic and family violence and deals with distressing themes. Please use discretion and sensitivity when listening.
Karen Bentley, is the CEO of Wesnet, the national peak body for specialist women's domestic and family violence services. In this week's episode we talk with Karen about coercive control and tech-facilitated abuse.
Shownotes
Wesnet: https://wesnet.org.au/
Tech safety resources: techsafety.org.au
DFV practitioner training: https://techsafety.org.au/events-training/training/
Safe connections program - including smartphones for survivors and technology and safety support for frontline workers: https://wesnet.org.au/ourwork/telstra/
And if you are interested in more of what Wesnet does and their work, why not find out about the 5th World Conference which is being held in Sydney 15-18 September 2025. Bringing together over 1000 delegates passionately working to end gender-based violence under one roof. With everything from prevention to response, and lots about coercive control and technology abuse for those that are interested: www.5WCWS.org.
17 Jul 2025
ACON on coercive control
Content warning: this episode discusses domestic and family violence and sexual violence and deals with distressing themes. Please use discretion and sensitivity when listening.
In this week's episode we meet with Jade Parker and Maddy Liiv at ACON's headquarters in Gadigal Land to discuss coercive control and the impact on LGBTQ+ communities.
Show notes
ACON website: https://www.acon.org.au/
ACON domestic, sexual and family violence resources: https://www.acon.org.au/what-we-are-here-for/domestic-family-violence/
Say It Out Loud: https://sayitoutloud.org.au/?state=all
Sexual Violence Consult Service: https://sayitoutloud.org.au/professionals/sexual-violence-consult-service/?state=all
Resources for professionals: https://sayitoutloud.org.au/professionals/?state=all
Twenty 10: https://twenty10.org.au/
The Gender Centre: https://gendercentre.org.au/
3 Jul 2025
Impact of coercive control on children
Social worker Biljana Milosevic discusses the impact of coercive control on children, drawing from her extensive experience in child protection and family services in this interview.
29 Aug 2024
David Mandel on coercive control
This week we hear from David Mandel and his work at the Safe & Together Institute around coercive control.With over 35 years' experience in the domestic violence and child welfare fields, David is the creator of the Safe & Together Model, a transformational approach to changing how systems and practitioners respond to domestic violence when children are involved. He has identified how a perpetrator pattern-based approach can improve the ability to partner with survivors, intervene with perpetrators as parents, and improve outcomes for children.
Shownotes
Visit the Safe & Together Institute website
Start learning now with the Safe & Together Institute Virtual Academy
Listen to the Safe & Together Institute podcast
Read David’s book “Stop Blaming Mothers and Ignoring Fathers: How to Transform the Way to Keep Children Safe from Domestic Violence”
Follow David and the Institute on his social media @davidgmandel and @safeandtogetherinstitute
22 Aug 2024
Rebecca Glenn on economic abuse
Content warning: this episode discusses domestic and family violence and deals with distressing themes. Please use discretion and sensitivity when listening.
Rebecca Glenn, founder and CEO of the Centre for Women’s Economic Safety (CWES), joins us this week to talk about the wide-ranging impacts of economic abuse in the context of coercive control.
Shownotes
Introduction to Economic Abuse (23 min video, with Auslan translation)
Financial Safety Checklist in 9 languages (links at bottom of the page)
Financial Safety website
Money Clinics information and booking
The Choice violence or poverty - Anne Summers
The Cost of Financial Abuse in Australia - Deloitte Access Economics
15 Aug 2024
The impact of coercive control in regional NSW
Content warning: this episode discusses domestic and family violence and deals with distressing themes. Please use discretion and sensitivity when listening.
Lisa Smith moved from the Coast to Country and spent time working at the Women’s Domestic and Family Violence Court Advocacy in Walgett. In this episode Lisa shares the complexities, challenges and impact of coercive control in regional NSW.
Shownotes
Women's Domestic Violence Court Advocacy:
Phone: 1800 WDVCAS (1800 938 227)
Women's Domestic Violence Court Advocacy Services (nsw.gov.au)
More information: 182.pdf (nsw.gov.au)
9 Aug 2024
Supported Accommodation & Homelessness Services Shoalhaven Illawarra (SAHSSI) on coercive control
Content warning: this episode discusses domestic and family violence and deals with distressing themes. Please use discretion and sensitivity when listening.
This week Penny Dordoy and Evie Rankmore from Supported Accommodation & Homelessness Services Shoalhaven Illawarra (SAHSSI) share their insights on coercive control from the frontline. Penny is CEO of SAHSSI and a director on the DVNSW Board and Evie is a DVRE outreach case manager at SAHSSI and member of the DVNSW Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Steering Committee.
Shownotes:
Supported Accommodation & Homelessness Services Shoalhaven Illawarra: https://www.sahssi.org.au/
1 Aug 2024
A yarn with Ashlee Donohue, Kowana Welsh and Raylene Hassall
Content warning: this episode discusses domestic and family violence and deals with distressing themes. Please use discretion and sensitivity when listening.
This week Raylene Hassall, Senior Policy Officer at Domestic Violence NSW (DVNSW) joins as host for an incredible yarn with Ashlee Donohue, CEO of Mudgin-Gal Women's Centre and Kowana Welsh, Senior Project Officer at Womens and Girls Emergency Centre (WAGEC).
Shownotes:
Mudgin-Gal: https://www.mudgin-gal.org.au/
WAGEC: Women's & Girls' Emergency Centre | WAGEC
Because I Love Him: Magabala Books
25 Jul 2024
Annabelle Daniel on the implementation
Content warning: this episode discusses domestic and family violence and deals with distressing themes. Please use discretion and sensitivity when listening.
This week we chat to Women’s Community Shelters CEO and Chair of Domestic Violence NSW, Annabelle Daniel. Annabelle has been a leader in the social sector for over 20 years, working in private enterprise, the Australian government and the community sector including as the Manager of Elsie’s refuge, Australia’s first women’s shelter.
As the Independent Member on the New South Wales Coercive Control Implementation Taskforce, along with Chairing the Coercive Control DFV Sector and Lived Expertise Reference Groups, Annabelle Daniel share’s her expertise and insights on the legislation implementation.
17 Jul 2024
Dr Jane Wangmann on the legislation
Content warning: this episode discusses domestic and family violence and deals with distressing themes. Please use discretion and sensitivity when listening.
In this episode, we take a deep dive into the new NSW coercive control legislation with Dr Jane Wangmann, Associate Professor in the Faculty of Law at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS).
8 Jul 2024
Jess Hill on coercive control
Content warning: this episode discusses domestic and family violence and deals with distressing themes. Please use discretion and sensitivity when listening.
In this first episode, we chat with award-winning journalist and author of See What You Made Me Do, Jess Hill. Join us as we unpack coercive control, what it looks like, its impacts and the dynamics of power and control.
Show Notes:Jess Hill: https://www.jesshill.net/
See What You Made Me Do: https://www.blackincbooks.com.au/books/see-what-you-made-me-do
SBS documentary - See What you Made Me Do
The Trap podcast: https://www.vwt.org.au/thetrap/
Biderman Chart of Coercion
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