Four women have been killed in alleged violent incidents in Queensland in less than two months, a statistic that advocates say should unite the community in grief.
Queensland Domestic and Family Violence Prevention Minister Amanda Camm described the killings as "abhorrent" and emphasized the need for a whole-of-community approach to restore respect among people. She stated, "It will take society and a whole-of-community approach, frankly, to get back to the basics around respect for each other."
Counting Dead Women Australia, a register tracking homicides of women, reports that 30 women have died in Australia so far this year.
One recent case involved a 27-year-old woman found dead at a home in Slacks Creek, Logan, south of Brisbane, in the early hours of Wednesday, August 12th, 2026. Her former partner, 37-year-old Ronald Arthur Claren Cora, has been charged with murder as a domestic violence offence.
Another victim, Jana Armstrong, 30, was found last month after a four-day search.
In response to these incidents, Minister Camm announced an additional $3.3 million in state government funding to improve intake and assessment processes for key frontline domestic violence prevention services. She noted, "In the last year, we've supported over 1,000 additional people as an example of this."
Advocates stress the importance of a responsive service system for victim survivors and call for urgency in emergency response and funding for domestic violence prevention.
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