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West Australian
02-06-2025
- Health
- West Australian
Studies show one in three Aussie men admit to intimate partner violence
The number of Australian men who admit to intimate partner violence, from emotional abuse to physical attacks, has risen to one in three, the biggest study of its kind has revealed. When the same group of 16,000 men were surveyed nearly a decade earlier, just one in four said they had ever used intimate partner violence. The Australian Institute of Family Studies research also shone a light on the factors that made such abuse more likely, including poor mental health, a lack of social support and the absence of a good relationship with their father in childhood. The study found that men with high levels of social support were 26 per cent less likely to use intimate partner violence, while men who felt they had a quality relationship with their father or a father figure during childhood were 48 per cent less likely. Men experiencing depression were 62 per cent more likely to engage in intimate partner violence. Emotional abuse was by far the most common form of partner abuse, with 32 per cent of those surveyed saying they had ever behaved in a way that had made a partner feel 'frightened or anxious'. That compared to nine per cent who said they had hit, slapped, kicked or otherwise physically hurt them. The research is significant because it is the biggest longitudinal study on male health in the world and the only Australian study of its kind. It is being billed as the first national estimate of male intimate partner violence in Australia. The Australian Bureau of Statistics estimates that one in four women and one in fourteen men have been victims of intimate partner violence. AIFS program lead Sean Martin said the data provided 'for the first time' a set of risk factors to help guide programs and policies to reduce partner violence. 'Because intimate partner violence is such a significant and widespread issue — used by people of all ages and backgrounds — understanding the risk factors to these behaviours is critical,' he said. 'Depressive symptoms and a lack of social connection aren't an excuse by any means, as violence is always a choice, but they do signal where we could be building more supports around men early on, for the sake of their future partners, children and communities.' Social Services Minister Tanya Plibersek said the results were 'concerning but sadly not surprising'. 'To end domestic and family violence we need to invest in the frontline services that help people and keep them safe, but we also need to stop the behaviours that lead to it,' she said. AIFS director Liz Neville said the study's findings 'confirms the extent of the problem'. 'With an estimated 120,000 men starting to use intimate partner violence each year across Australia, we can see more clearly how delays in effective interventions can have devastating consequences,' she said. 'Each act of violence harms individuals, families and communities. We hope these disturbing numbers provide the impetus for further action by governments at all levels, underpinned by evidence.'
The Advertiser
02-06-2025
- Health
- The Advertiser
Sins of the father: the link between unloving dads and domestic violence
A lack of fatherly affection in boyhood is a shared experience of the 120,000 Australian men each year who, for the first time, are violent towards their partner. Men who were sure they'd had an affectionate father or father figure as a child were 48 per cent less likely to be violent than those who were certain they had not. Ten to Men, an Australian longitudinal study of male health, has been tracking more than 16,000 boys and men since 2013. In landmark new findings, the study has revealed a surge in intimate partner violence, which can include physical, sexual and emotional brutality, over the decade to 2022. In 2013 one quarter of Australian men admitted to having ever been violent to a partner. By 2022 that had leapt to one in three - or 35 per cent of men aged 18 to 65. "That's 120,000 men per year - each and every year - that are engaging in this behavior for the first time," Ten to Men program lead Dr Sean Martin said. "So that is concerning and underscores why, from the prime minister down, everyone is now referring to this as a national crisis in need of action," he said. One third of those men acknowledged they'd used emotional violence, while nine per cent admitted to ever "hitting, slapping, kicking or otherwise physically hurting" an intimate partner when they were angry. While previous studies had highlighted violent men's relationship with the mothers, this research delved into paternal bonds. There was also a link between men who were suicidal or had depression and partner violence. "[Men were] 62 per cent more likely to use intimate partner violence if they'd earlier reported significant depressive symptoms," Dr Martin said. "Men who had suicidal thoughts or had made suicidal plans - or even attempts - those men were again later found to [have] an increased use of intimate partner violence." Nick Joseph, who has counselled violent men to change their behaviour for more than a decade, said despite the shared experiences of many abusive men, they were ultimately responsible for their actions. "The thing that's really, really important here is that everybody has a story, but men are still choosing to use family violence," he said. "Regardless of what their level of trauma is - whether there's drugs and alcohol involved, whether they've had a poor relationship with their father - they're still making a choice to use family violence." Mr Joseph said dysfunctional families and entitled or privileged fathers who didn't show affection - or were themselves violent - were features of abusers' backgrounds. Overall, violent men often had low self-esteem, the case manager for No To Violence, which runs the national Men's Referral Service hotline, said. "One of the things that probably sort of stands out for me with all [abusive] men is that they've got a low self-esteem within themselves, and they're not feeling comfortable with who they are, for whatever reason," he said. His advice for fathers was to show their sons it was OK to be vulnerable - and to model equal relationships with women, especially partners or spouses. "Make sure that they're just allowing the space for their partner to speak up, to speak their mind, to not talk over them," Mr Joseph said. Ten to Men program lead Sean Martin said society needed to have open conversations about men's behaviour. "I would argue even more importantly at a society level to start those conversations with friends, with colleagues, around the appropriate attitudes that come to bear in these sort of situations," Dr Martin said. The research was concerning but "sadly not surprising", Social Services Minister Tanya Plibersek said. "It's critical that we look at the factors that might lead to violence so we can make sure we're funding programs that stop it at the start," she said. "To end domestic and family violence we need to invest in the frontline services that help people and keep them safe, but we also need to stop the behaviours that lead to it." Ten to Men is coordinated through the Australian Institute of Family Studies. A lack of fatherly affection in boyhood is a shared experience of the 120,000 Australian men each year who, for the first time, are violent towards their partner. Men who were sure they'd had an affectionate father or father figure as a child were 48 per cent less likely to be violent than those who were certain they had not. Ten to Men, an Australian longitudinal study of male health, has been tracking more than 16,000 boys and men since 2013. In landmark new findings, the study has revealed a surge in intimate partner violence, which can include physical, sexual and emotional brutality, over the decade to 2022. In 2013 one quarter of Australian men admitted to having ever been violent to a partner. By 2022 that had leapt to one in three - or 35 per cent of men aged 18 to 65. "That's 120,000 men per year - each and every year - that are engaging in this behavior for the first time," Ten to Men program lead Dr Sean Martin said. "So that is concerning and underscores why, from the prime minister down, everyone is now referring to this as a national crisis in need of action," he said. One third of those men acknowledged they'd used emotional violence, while nine per cent admitted to ever "hitting, slapping, kicking or otherwise physically hurting" an intimate partner when they were angry. While previous studies had highlighted violent men's relationship with the mothers, this research delved into paternal bonds. There was also a link between men who were suicidal or had depression and partner violence. "[Men were] 62 per cent more likely to use intimate partner violence if they'd earlier reported significant depressive symptoms," Dr Martin said. "Men who had suicidal thoughts or had made suicidal plans - or even attempts - those men were again later found to [have] an increased use of intimate partner violence." Nick Joseph, who has counselled violent men to change their behaviour for more than a decade, said despite the shared experiences of many abusive men, they were ultimately responsible for their actions. "The thing that's really, really important here is that everybody has a story, but men are still choosing to use family violence," he said. "Regardless of what their level of trauma is - whether there's drugs and alcohol involved, whether they've had a poor relationship with their father - they're still making a choice to use family violence." Mr Joseph said dysfunctional families and entitled or privileged fathers who didn't show affection - or were themselves violent - were features of abusers' backgrounds. Overall, violent men often had low self-esteem, the case manager for No To Violence, which runs the national Men's Referral Service hotline, said. "One of the things that probably sort of stands out for me with all [abusive] men is that they've got a low self-esteem within themselves, and they're not feeling comfortable with who they are, for whatever reason," he said. His advice for fathers was to show their sons it was OK to be vulnerable - and to model equal relationships with women, especially partners or spouses. "Make sure that they're just allowing the space for their partner to speak up, to speak their mind, to not talk over them," Mr Joseph said. Ten to Men program lead Sean Martin said society needed to have open conversations about men's behaviour. "I would argue even more importantly at a society level to start those conversations with friends, with colleagues, around the appropriate attitudes that come to bear in these sort of situations," Dr Martin said. The research was concerning but "sadly not surprising", Social Services Minister Tanya Plibersek said. "It's critical that we look at the factors that might lead to violence so we can make sure we're funding programs that stop it at the start," she said. "To end domestic and family violence we need to invest in the frontline services that help people and keep them safe, but we also need to stop the behaviours that lead to it." Ten to Men is coordinated through the Australian Institute of Family Studies. A lack of fatherly affection in boyhood is a shared experience of the 120,000 Australian men each year who, for the first time, are violent towards their partner. Men who were sure they'd had an affectionate father or father figure as a child were 48 per cent less likely to be violent than those who were certain they had not. Ten to Men, an Australian longitudinal study of male health, has been tracking more than 16,000 boys and men since 2013. In landmark new findings, the study has revealed a surge in intimate partner violence, which can include physical, sexual and emotional brutality, over the decade to 2022. In 2013 one quarter of Australian men admitted to having ever been violent to a partner. By 2022 that had leapt to one in three - or 35 per cent of men aged 18 to 65. "That's 120,000 men per year - each and every year - that are engaging in this behavior for the first time," Ten to Men program lead Dr Sean Martin said. "So that is concerning and underscores why, from the prime minister down, everyone is now referring to this as a national crisis in need of action," he said. One third of those men acknowledged they'd used emotional violence, while nine per cent admitted to ever "hitting, slapping, kicking or otherwise physically hurting" an intimate partner when they were angry. While previous studies had highlighted violent men's relationship with the mothers, this research delved into paternal bonds. There was also a link between men who were suicidal or had depression and partner violence. "[Men were] 62 per cent more likely to use intimate partner violence if they'd earlier reported significant depressive symptoms," Dr Martin said. "Men who had suicidal thoughts or had made suicidal plans - or even attempts - those men were again later found to [have] an increased use of intimate partner violence." Nick Joseph, who has counselled violent men to change their behaviour for more than a decade, said despite the shared experiences of many abusive men, they were ultimately responsible for their actions. "The thing that's really, really important here is that everybody has a story, but men are still choosing to use family violence," he said. "Regardless of what their level of trauma is - whether there's drugs and alcohol involved, whether they've had a poor relationship with their father - they're still making a choice to use family violence." Mr Joseph said dysfunctional families and entitled or privileged fathers who didn't show affection - or were themselves violent - were features of abusers' backgrounds. Overall, violent men often had low self-esteem, the case manager for No To Violence, which runs the national Men's Referral Service hotline, said. "One of the things that probably sort of stands out for me with all [abusive] men is that they've got a low self-esteem within themselves, and they're not feeling comfortable with who they are, for whatever reason," he said. His advice for fathers was to show their sons it was OK to be vulnerable - and to model equal relationships with women, especially partners or spouses. "Make sure that they're just allowing the space for their partner to speak up, to speak their mind, to not talk over them," Mr Joseph said. Ten to Men program lead Sean Martin said society needed to have open conversations about men's behaviour. "I would argue even more importantly at a society level to start those conversations with friends, with colleagues, around the appropriate attitudes that come to bear in these sort of situations," Dr Martin said. The research was concerning but "sadly not surprising", Social Services Minister Tanya Plibersek said. "It's critical that we look at the factors that might lead to violence so we can make sure we're funding programs that stop it at the start," she said. "To end domestic and family violence we need to invest in the frontline services that help people and keep them safe, but we also need to stop the behaviours that lead to it." Ten to Men is coordinated through the Australian Institute of Family Studies. A lack of fatherly affection in boyhood is a shared experience of the 120,000 Australian men each year who, for the first time, are violent towards their partner. Men who were sure they'd had an affectionate father or father figure as a child were 48 per cent less likely to be violent than those who were certain they had not. Ten to Men, an Australian longitudinal study of male health, has been tracking more than 16,000 boys and men since 2013. In landmark new findings, the study has revealed a surge in intimate partner violence, which can include physical, sexual and emotional brutality, over the decade to 2022. In 2013 one quarter of Australian men admitted to having ever been violent to a partner. By 2022 that had leapt to one in three - or 35 per cent of men aged 18 to 65. "That's 120,000 men per year - each and every year - that are engaging in this behavior for the first time," Ten to Men program lead Dr Sean Martin said. "So that is concerning and underscores why, from the prime minister down, everyone is now referring to this as a national crisis in need of action," he said. One third of those men acknowledged they'd used emotional violence, while nine per cent admitted to ever "hitting, slapping, kicking or otherwise physically hurting" an intimate partner when they were angry. While previous studies had highlighted violent men's relationship with the mothers, this research delved into paternal bonds. There was also a link between men who were suicidal or had depression and partner violence. "[Men were] 62 per cent more likely to use intimate partner violence if they'd earlier reported significant depressive symptoms," Dr Martin said. "Men who had suicidal thoughts or had made suicidal plans - or even attempts - those men were again later found to [have] an increased use of intimate partner violence." Nick Joseph, who has counselled violent men to change their behaviour for more than a decade, said despite the shared experiences of many abusive men, they were ultimately responsible for their actions. "The thing that's really, really important here is that everybody has a story, but men are still choosing to use family violence," he said. "Regardless of what their level of trauma is - whether there's drugs and alcohol involved, whether they've had a poor relationship with their father - they're still making a choice to use family violence." Mr Joseph said dysfunctional families and entitled or privileged fathers who didn't show affection - or were themselves violent - were features of abusers' backgrounds. Overall, violent men often had low self-esteem, the case manager for No To Violence, which runs the national Men's Referral Service hotline, said. "One of the things that probably sort of stands out for me with all [abusive] men is that they've got a low self-esteem within themselves, and they're not feeling comfortable with who they are, for whatever reason," he said. His advice for fathers was to show their sons it was OK to be vulnerable - and to model equal relationships with women, especially partners or spouses. "Make sure that they're just allowing the space for their partner to speak up, to speak their mind, to not talk over them," Mr Joseph said. Ten to Men program lead Sean Martin said society needed to have open conversations about men's behaviour. "I would argue even more importantly at a society level to start those conversations with friends, with colleagues, around the appropriate attitudes that come to bear in these sort of situations," Dr Martin said. The research was concerning but "sadly not surprising", Social Services Minister Tanya Plibersek said. "It's critical that we look at the factors that might lead to violence so we can make sure we're funding programs that stop it at the start," she said. "To end domestic and family violence we need to invest in the frontline services that help people and keep them safe, but we also need to stop the behaviours that lead to it." Ten to Men is coordinated through the Australian Institute of Family Studies.
The Irish Sun
24-04-2025
- Business
- The Irish Sun
Lotto bosses reveal where life-changing €78.5k ticket sold as players urged to check slips
A LOTTO player is celebrating after winning €78,500 by matching five numbers and the bonus in last night's draw. The Advertisement 1 A lucky punter is celebrating after winning €78k The numbers for last night's While there was no winner of the Lotto jackpot worth €2,000,000, in total, over 54,000 players won prizes in the Lotto and Lotto Plus draws including the The National Lottery has confirmed that a notification and an email have been sent to the Dublin online player. Spokesperson for the National Lottery, Emma Monaghan said: 'Last night's Lotto draw brought fantastic news for one of our online players in Dublin, who scooped an incredible €78,500 prize! Advertisement READ MORE IN MONEY "We're encouraging all our online players to check their accounts today to see if they're our latest big winner. "It's always exciting to see players winning life-enhancing prizes, and we can't wait to hear how this one plans to celebrate!" The top prize winner is advised to make contact with the National Lottery prize claims team on 1800 666 222 or email claims@ and arrangements will be made for them to claim their prize in Lottery Headquarters. Meanwhile, National Lottery bosses have revealed the shop that sold a Advertisement Most read in Money The winner won the massive €4,038,682 Lotto jackpot in Saturday night's draw. We run 'world's luckiest shop' & have sold 3 winning lotto tickets in 6 months And now it has been revealed that the winning quick pick was bought in Tramore Post Office. It was purchased on Wednesday, 9 April. Bosses are urging all players in Tramore, Waterford to check their tickets carefully. Advertisement The winning numbers for Saturday night's Lotto draw were: 6, 18, 25, 26, 36, 43 and the Bonus was 44. Postmaster Sean Martin at Tramore Post Office revealed how happy he was to get the call. He said: "We are thrilled with today's announcement to have sold the winning Lotto Jackpot ticket; this is by far the biggest win we have had! "We wish the very best for the winner and hope it brings them every happiness and success in the future. Advertisement "It's a well-deserved lift for the community here in Tramore!" National Lottery spokesperson, Darragh O'Dwyer, said: 'It's official – Tramore Post Office has delivered the goods with Ireland's 6 th Lotto Jackpot win of 2025! "We're now urging all players who bought their Lotto tickets from Tramore Post Office on Wednesday, 9 th April, to carefully check their tickets – you could be sitting on a fortune of over €4 million and not even know it yet!"
Irish Daily Mirror
23-04-2025
- General
- Irish Daily Mirror
No lotto jackpot winner but lucky punter lands huge 5-figure sum in midweek draw
One lucky Lotto player has scooped up a whopping five-figure sum in the midweek draw. While there was no winner of the Lotto jackpot, worth a life changing €2 million, over 54,000 players won prizes in the Lotto and Lotto Plus draws, including one winner who matched five numbers and the bonus to win €78,500. The winning numbers were 8, 19, 31, 32, 33 and 43 and the bonus was 40. There were also 52 winners of the Raffle Prize each receiving €500; the winning raffle prize number was 8339. There was no winner of the Lotto Plus 1 top prize, worth €1 million, but plenty of players scooped prizes. The winning numbers were: 4, 27, 28, 36, 40, 41 and the bonus was 29. There was no winner of the Lotto Plus 2 top prize, worth €250,000, but a number of punters snapped up prizes. The winning numbers were: 2, 9, 17, 19, 23, 24 and the bonus was 28. Meanwhile, an appeal has now been launched for punters to check their tickets after it was announced the winning €4 million ticket from Saturday night's draw (April 19) was purchased at Tramore Post Office. The Lotto player purchased their all-important Quick Pick ticket, which is now worth an astounding €4,038,682, from the Post Office on Wednesday, April 9. The winning numbers for Saturday night's Lotto draw were: 6, 18, 25, 26, 36, 43 and the Bonus was 44. Postmaster Sean Martin at Tramore Post Office was over the moon to receive the call from the National Lottery. He said: 'We are thrilled with today's announcement to have sold the winning Lotto Jackpot ticket; this is by far the biggest win we have had. 'We wish the very best for the winner and hope it brings them every happiness and success in the future. It's a well-deserved lift for the community here in Tramore!" The National Lottery is urging all players in Waterford to check their tickets carefully and if you're holding the winning ticket, be sure to contact the National Lottery prize claims team on 1800 666 222 or email claims@ to arrange the collection of your prize.
Irish Daily Mirror
23-04-2025
- Business
- Irish Daily Mirror
Post office over the moon after selling winning €4 million Lotto ticket
A Waterford postmaster was "thrilled" that his post office was announced as the spot that sold the multi-million euro winning ticket from last weekend's Lotto jackpot. An appeal has now been launched for punters to check their tickets after it was announced the winning ticket from Saturday night's draw (April 19) was purchased at Tramore Post Office. The Lotto player purchased their all-important Quick Pick ticket, which is now worth an astounding €4,038,682, from the Post Office on Wednesday, April 9. The winning numbers for Saturday night's Lotto draw were: 6, 18, 25, 26, 36, 43 and the Bonus was 44. Postmaster Sean Martin at Tramore Post Office was over the moon to receive the call from the National Lottery. He said: 'We are thrilled with today's announcement to have sold the winning Lotto Jackpot ticket; this is by far the biggest win we have had. 'We wish the very best for the winner and hope it brings them every happiness and success in the future. It's a well-deserved lift for the community here in Tramore!" The National Lottery is urging all players in Waterford to check their tickets carefully and if you're holding the winning ticket, be sure to contact the National Lottery prize claims team on 1800 666 222 or email claims@ to arrange the collection of your prize. Darragh O'Dwyer, National Lottery Spokesperson said: 'It's official – Tramore Post Office has delivered the goods with Ireland's sixth Lotto Jackpot win of 2025. 'We're now urging all players who bought their Lotto tickets from Tramore Post Office on Wednesday, 9 April, to carefully check their tickets – you could be sitting on a fortune of over €4 million and not even know it yet." Nearly 30 cent in every €1 spent on National Lottery games goes back to Good Causes in the areas of sport, youth, health, welfare, education, arts, heritage and the Irish Language. In total, more than €6.5 billion has been raised for Good Causes since the National Lottery was established 37 years ago. In 2023 alone, €227.9 million was raised for local Good Causes in communities across Ireland.
