The main reason Australian women are being killed in record numbers - and what ... trends now
The reason why women in Australia are allegedly being killed by their partners in record numbers has been revealed amid a domestic violence crisis.
Twenty-six women have been allegedly killed in Australia at the hands of their partners or former partners so far this year, 12 more than this time last year.
The body of teaching assistant Molly Ticehurst, 28, was found inside a home in Forbes, 370km west of Sydney, just before 2am on Monday.
Daniel Billings, 29, has been charged her murder with court documents revealing he was on bail at the time for stalking, sexual assault and harassment charges.
Just 36 hours later the body of Emma Bates, 49, was found in her home at Cobram on the Victorian-NSW border.
Her next-door neighbour John Torney faced court on Friday facing assault charges over her death.
Elise Phillips, the deputy CEO of Domestic Violence NSW, said gender inequality was driving a crisis of male violence in Australia.
So far this year, 26 Australian women have been allegedly killed at the hands of their partners or former partners (pictured, people take part in a march against violence in Ballarat)
The body of teaching assistant Molly Ticehurst, 28, was found inside a home in Forbes, 370km west of Sydney, just before 2am on Monday
'It's when we turned a blind eye when we see disrespectful behaviours, it's when we make excuses for violence,' she told Daily Mail Australia.
'It's also the inequity we see in relation to pay and the roles that we play in our families, how we divide up care of children and looking after the home.
'It's ensuring that we have equity, representation and equal numbers of women in parliament and as the CEOs and leaders of companies in the private sector.'
Ms Phillips said the deaths of the 26 women had all been preventable.
'We often feel hopeless and helpless when we as individuals are seeing stories of these horrific murders,' she said.
