Extensive Media Coverage
LISTEN:
MJA Podcasts 2022 Episode 1: Dowry abuse in Australia, with Dr Manjula O’Connor (podomatic.com)
Vol 216, Issue 1: 17 January 2022. Dr Manjula O’Connor is a consultant psychiatrist and academic at the University of Melbourne. She is also Executive and Founding Director of the AustralAsian Centre for Human Rights and Health (https://www.achrh.org/). She talks about dowry abuse in Australia and the fight for legal protections for survivors, to accompany her MJA Perspective, which is open access at https://www.mja.com.au/journal/2022/216/1/health-impacts-dowry-abuse-south-asian-communities-australia … with MJA news and online editor Cate Swannell.
2019
National summit shines light on dowry abuse – The World Today – ABC Sarah Dingle.
https://www.abc.net.au/radio/programs/worldtoday/national-summit-shines-light-on-dowry-abuse/1083791
2018
Dowry is ‘ruining’ lives in Australia | SBS Your Language
https://www.sbs.com.au/yourlanguage/hindi/en/article/…/dowry-ruining-lives-australia
Family violence, dowry and ‘fake cases’ in Australia’s Indian … – SBS
https://www.sbs.com.au/…/family-violence-dowry-and-fake-cases-australias-indian-co…
SBS News. He would beat me’: Dowry abuse victims urged to share stories.
Slavery in the suburbs: Migrant women abused for dowry … – ABC .. But sometimes the demands for dowry don’t stop with the wedding. Migrant women in Australia speak to Sarah Dingle for the first time
https://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/backgroundbriefing/slavery-in-the-suburbs/10501266
ABC News: ‘Desperate housewives’: Why so many young women are dying by suicide in India
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-12-02/young-women-india-dying-suicide-alarming-numbers/10562076
Women in India are more than 2.1 times more likely to die by suicide than the global average — and young, married women are most at risk.
In Australia young women who travel from India to Australia to enter arranged marriages, arrive with “dreams of freedom” only to find the opposite , social isolation and lack of availability or barriers to using services is putting women at risk of self harm. Governments must do all to support the new immigrant women on partner visas , and support men to find alternative ways of being
Weddings, Dollars and Dowries: What price for a marriage? Insight (SBS TELEVISION)
Dowry wives falling victim to abuse. The Weekend Australian. https://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/latest-news/some-arrangedmarriage-wives-abused/news-story/cb31bd41a1d596cd8ca3b260d3c606ed
Dowry abuse should be recognised as domestic violence under Australian law, advocates say. ABC Digital News . http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-09-21/dowry-abuse-in-australia-senate-inquiry-begins/10292714
Probe into dowry abuse in Australia. Sydney Morning Herald. https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/probe-into-dowry-abuse-in-australia-20180919-p504m7.html
Victorian parliament passes legislation banning dowry abuse . SBS News https://www.sbs.com.au/yourlanguage/hindi/en/article/2018/08/09/victorian-parliament-passes-legislation-banning-dowry-abuse
Senate inquiry into dowry abuse in Australia to probe ‘devastating’ impacts on women. ABC News.
Family violence among patients from multicultural backgrounds: How GPs can help. https://www.racgp.org.au/newsGP/Clinical/Family-violence-in-multicultural-populations-
GPs can be key in helping multicultural women who are experiencing family violence.
https://www.racgp.org.au/newsGP/Clinical/GPs-key-to-helping-multicultural-women-escape-family
Fears family violence is going undetected by psychiatrists. The Guardian.
Study shows psychiatrists may be missing training to help people facing family violence. Neelima Choahan https://www.racgp.org.au/newsGP/Professional/Study-shows-psychiatrists-missing-vital-training-
Victorian MPs call for outlawing of dowry abuse in Australia. By Debra Jopson. ABC news . http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-05-30/dowry-abuse-australia-call-for-senate-inquiry/9814852
He would beat me’: Dowry abuse victims urged to share stories. SBS News.
Psychiatrists not recognising domestic violence cases study finds. AM Radio. ABC.
https://www.sbs.com.au/news/dowry-abuse-survivors-call-for-action-as-labor-pledges-to-change-the-law
2017
SBS TV . Australia is set to become the first country outside India to have laws targeting dowry abuse. The Victorian Government is preparing legislation that will target unscrupulous husbands extorting dowry money from the families of their wives. The move coincides with a new report revealing the extent of domestic abuse suffered by migrant women. Gareth Boreham
Weddings, Dollars and Dowries: What price for a marriage? Insight (SBS TELEVISION);
Labor MP calls for dowry crackdown. Herald Sun, Melbourne. Author: Annika Smethurst
A Federal Parliamentary Committee is examining dowries and bride prices, as part of an inquiry into family law reforms. World News Australia (SBS TELEVISION);
Marrying for the money: The dark side of India’s dowry culture. SBS News . Sushi Das . http://www.sbs.com.au/topics/life/culture/article/2017/03/22/marrying-money-dark-sideindias-dowry-culture
‘Once a girl is married, there is no going back’. ABC News . Ruby Jones.
A Federal Parliamentary Committee is examining dowries and bride prices, as part of an inquiry into family law reforms. World News Australia (SBS TELEVISION);
The secret scourge of family violence and murder in Australian Hindu and Sikh communities. Debra Jopson, Illustrations by Rocco Fazzari . http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-12-18/scourge-family-violence-in-hindu-and-sikh-communities/9257724
Dowry in Australia: ‘A form of abuse’ | Australia | Al Jazeera
https://www.aljazeera.com/…/dowry-australia-form-abuse-170629102856430.html
Dowry, death and despair in Australia’s Indian community
Crackdown on bride dowries to protect women from violence. The Herald Sun. By Annika Smethurst.
I couldn’t find any hope’: Migrant reveals battle with depression as experts call for more mental health support. SBS News.
New laws to target dowry abuse as extent of abuse revealed. SBS News.
2016
SBS World News Radio: There has been a renewed push for dowry demands to be legally defined as a form of economic abuse in Australia. By Sacha Payne.
Campaigners are calling for excessive dowry demand to be declared illegal. World News Australia (SBS TELEVISION);
Anti-dowry summit sparks call for Australian law against ancient tradition. ABC News.
Campaigners are calling for excessive dowry demand to be declared illegal. World News Australia (SBS TELEVISION);
Domestic violence campaigners are calling for federal legislation to ban dowry demands. ABC News Victoria (ABC1 Melbourne);
2015
A petition calling for the practice of “dowry” to be labelled as family violence has been tabled in Victoria’s Parliament. By Luke Waters
Advocate documents family violence deaths in Victoria’s Indian community. Sydney Morning Herald. By Rachel Kleinman.
Magistrates fear for Indian women withdrawing intervention orders. The Age. By Bianca Hall and Timna Jacks
Domestic violence: Dentists play vital ‘first responder’ role for victims. The Age. By Jill Stark.
Family violence: The passage from India can be rough for women. The Age. Miki Perkins
Culture Test A Winner. The Herald Sun. By Rita Panahi
Cultural awareness training for new migrants. The Age. By Rachel Kleinman
Advocate documents family violence deaths in Victoria’s Indian community. Sydney Morning Herald by Rachel Kleinman
Royal Commission into Family Violence: A survivor’s plea for end to dowry abuse. The Age. Bianca Hall.
Fight back: The have been some appalling cases of violence against women in India recently that have drawn international condemnation. 7.30 (ABC1);
DOWRY LINK TO MURDERS AND FAMILY VIOLENCE IN VICTORIA. Herald Sun by Ashley Argoon. http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/law-order/dowry-link-to-murders-and-family-violence-in-victoria/news-story/65da7055d98a3eece3435076fbacff70
2014
Australia | For Love Or Money. Caravan (Indian Magazine). A Proposed Anti-Dowry Law Sparks Debate In A Multi-Cultural Society. By ALANA ROSENBAUM |
http://www.caravanmagazine.in/print/4763#sthash.DC504U0L.dpuf
Ted Baillieu, former Victorian premier, calls for ban on marriage dowries.
Dowry’s dark shadow
Rachel Kleinman
Indian women living in Australia suffer domestic violence stemming from a tradition that some say should be outlawed.
Dowry’s dark side: ‘Mental, physical, financial abuse’
Peggy Giakoumelous
Dowry extortion is a long standing problem in India and Pakistan, but now it appears to be on the rise in Australia.
http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/international/2014
Former Victorian Premier Ted Baillieu is leading a national push for a ban on brides being forced to bestow valuable family dowries on their husbands. World News Australia (SBS TELEVISION);
AUSTRALIA | FOR LOVE OR MONEY
A Proposed Anti-Dowry Law Sparks Debate In A Multi-Cultural Society.
By ALANA ROSENBAUM |
http://www.caravanmagazine.com.au
Dowry ban debate gains momentum in Australia
The Indian Sun,
http://www.theindiansun.com.au/dowry-ban-debate-gains-momentum/
SHOCKING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE STATISTICS REVEALED
The Indian Link
Migrants ‘Should Sign Anti-Dowry Affidavit’. Sydney Morning Herald. RACHEL KLEINMAN.
Ted Baillieu, former Victorian premier, calls for ban on marriage dowries.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-05-23/ted-baillieu-calls-for-dowry-ban/5472710
Australians falling victim to dowry abuse. Dowry extortion is a long standing problem in India and Pakistan, but now it appears to be on the rise in Australia. Australia Network News.
http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/international/2014-07-05/australians-falling-victim-to-dowry-abuse/1338
Former Victorian Premier Ted Baillieu is leading a push for a ban on brides being forced to bestow valuable dowries on their husbands. SBS News . By GARETH BOREHAM
http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/2014/05/23/renewed-call-ban-dowries-australias-indian-communities
INDIAN COMMUNITY PROTEST AGAINST DOWRIES. The Age. http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/indian-community-protest-against-dowries-20141214-126za2.html
Former Victorian Premier Ted Baillieu is leading a national push for a ban on brides being forced to bestow valuable family dowries on their husbands. World News Australia (SBS TELEVISION);
An apparent murder-suicide has increased concern over domestic violence in Australia’s Indian community. World News Australia (SBS TELEVISION);
The growing problem of family violence in Victoria. The Age by Rachel Klienman.
2013
A Convenient Education (SBS 2);
Fears that dowry-related violence in Australia’s Indian community is on the rise have prompted calls to change laws to protect women. SBS News. . By Luke Waters
http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/2013/08/05/dowry-related-violence-sparks-calls-law-reform
A Convenient Education O’Connor, Manjula (Contributor) ;
2012
Tragedies confound Indian community .The Age. By Nino Bucci.
Getting the hang of slang and other Australian traits. The Age. By Farah Faroque
Four Corners: Without Consent.(ABC1 Melbourne); Forced Marriages in Australia: Four Corners investigates what happens when young, educated, Australian-born girls are forced into unwanted marriages, sometimes with overseas relatives