The critical question is whether one can arrive at a sufficiently reliable prediction about the RATE OF VIOLENCE against women (perpetrated by their current or former intimate partner) from the data about the RATE OF HOMICIDE against women (perpetrated by their current or former intimate partner), and therefore whether one can (i) reliably assess the Commonwealth Government's claim that there is a CRISIS in violence against women (by their current or former intimate partner) AND (ii) whether Social and Welfare services that are available to women who want to escape from domestic violence are comfortably able to accommodate the demad for help. I just do not see how any analysis of the data on female intimate partner homicide over the past 20 or so years can predict whether there is currently a crisis in the domestic violence against women (or crisis in general violence again women). It's my opinion that the best predictor of whether or not there is a crisis in DM violence against women is to actually look at the data from women's shelters around the country to see where there had been a surge over the past 18 months in the number of women who are seeking emergency shelter in order to escape from domestic violence, and whether the demand was met or whether the system is under stress. Various CEO's of Women’s Shelter are reporting a stressed system. A stressed situation in women's shelters around the country for 12 or so months is a very strong indicator that there is a national crisis. For example: 1. CEO of a domestic violence support service in Perth says the extent of the crisis is the worst she has ever seen.https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-04-29/perth-women-turned-away-refuge-shelters-violence-against-women/103780236 2. "Last year, we extended the number of safe beds that we were able to offer women and children by 30 per cent, and the number of people we had to turn away from our network, even considering that increase, grew by 92 per cent. So that sas a lot about the demand that is out there. The year before last, we had about 600 people that we were unable to accommodate, and in the last year that's grown to well and truly over a thousand." https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/i-support-women-fleeing-violence-this-is-what-needs-to-happen-now/k333l1euo