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DV killings are our failure to protect the most vulnerable

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View, T. H. (2026, September 21). DV killings are our failure to protect the most vulnerable. The Sydney Morning Herald. https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/dv-killings-are-our-failure-to-protect-the-most-vulnerable-20260921-p60z34.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

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The article reports on four recent domestic violence-related deaths in New South Wales, Australia, occurring over a 24-hour period, including the fatal stabbing of children by their mother in the Blue Mountains. The incidents highlight the ongoing issue of domestic violence despite increased government funding and awareness campaigns; for instance, NSW Police attend a domestic violence incident every three minutes statewide. The piece emphasizes the failure to protect vulnerable individuals like women and children, noting that all four victims were not previously known to police or protected by apprehended domestic violence orders.

Written by AI on 2026-09-21, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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Story summary

In early 2023, four domestic violence deaths in New South Wales (NSW), Australia, highlighted the ongoing crisis despite increased awareness and government funding. Knives or edged weapons were used in all four killings, underscoring the persistence of such crimes. Just twelve years ago, Rosie Batty's son Luke’s death at age 11 sparked national attention on domestic violence issues. Since then, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has labeled it a "national crisis" and pledged to end domestic and sexual violence within a generation. The Minns government in NSW increased funding and closed legal loopholes.

However, the situation remains dire: NSW Police now respond to a domestic violence incident every three minutes statewide. In 2022 alone, 52 women across Australia, including 15 in NSW, died due to domestic violence, marking an increase from six deaths four years prior. As of early this year, 10 women had been killed in NSW. Recent events include a Sydney mother expected to be charged with the murder of one child and attempting to kill two others by stabbing them.

These developments indicate that despite efforts, addressing domestic violence remains challenging, particularly concerning vulnerable groups like women and children.

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Narrative

Knives or edged weapons were used in all four killings, another reminder that, despite all the resources and awareness campaigns that have been targeted to address domestic violence and knife crime, they remain a major problem in NSW.

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DV killings are our failure to protect the most vulnerable · assertive framing

Claims (19 extracted, 3 hedged)

The four domestic violence deaths at the weekend raise the spectre that the most inhumane of crimes is easily outrunning attempts by NSW authorities to save the most vulnerable people in our society: women and children. asserted

inhumane → raise → society

Just 12 years ago, when Victorian mother Rosie Batty’s 11-year-old son, Luke, was killed by his father in the summer of 2014, it seemed a watershed moment, raising national awareness of domestic violence. asserted

it → kill → violence

Governments took notice. asserted

Governments → take → notice

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese was to call it a “national crisis” and committed to ending domestic and sexual violence in a generation. asserted

Albanese → call → generation

The Minns government increased funding and closed legal loopholes. asserted

government → increase → loopholes

But NSW Police now attend a domestic violence incident every three minutes across the state and the Counting Dead Women Australia website reported 52 women died across Australia last year, 15 in NSW. asserted

women → attend → NSW

The number jumped from six deaths four years earlier. asserted

number → jump → deaths

The website said 10 women had been killed in NSW this year alone. asserted

women → say → NSW

The horror came home again at the weekend. asserted

horror → come → weekend

A Sydney mother is expected to be charged with the murder of one of her children and the attempted murder of two others. asserted

mother → expect → others

The stabbing of her five-year-old boy and his two siblings inside a car in the Blue Mountains on Sunday afternoon was the fourth domestic violence-related death across the state in just over 24 hours. asserted

stabbing → relate → hours

Earlier, a woman had been found decapitated in her Mole Creek home in northern NSW; an elderly woman had been allegedly stabbed to death in Bondi by her grandson, who said he was suffering the side effects of Ozempic; and a 23-year-old woman was fatally stabbed inside a home in a Wagga Wagga suburb. NSW Police Deputy Commissioner Peter McKenna said he could not remember a weekend like this in his career. uncertain

he → find → career

He said none of the relationships at the centre of the attacks were known to police for domestic violence, and no apprehended domestic violence orders were in place to protect the alleged victims: “It is really overwhelming.” asserted

It → say → victims

they → edge → NSW

As things stand, the victims and perpetrators remain hidden. asserted

victims → stand → ?

The weekend killings came out of the blue to authorities. asserted

killings → come → authorities

Yet, early mental health signs that could help identify potential problems are often ignored and there is little or no access to services. uncertain

that → help → services

Domestic Violence NSW, the peak body representing more than 200 organisations, said no single government, service or system could solve this ongoing tragedy alone and what was needed was investment at the scale of the crisis and a genuinely integrated response, from federal government through to local communities. uncertain

needed → represent → communities

Authorities need to dismantle the silo approach, strengthen connections between domestic violence services, mental health services, housing, justice, child protection and education. asserted

Authorities → need → services