News about Emma Bates

Premier Jacinta Allan (left) announced on Tuesday a new parliamentary role to help change men's behaviour and their attitudes towards women in the community.  Ms Allan appointed MP Tim Richardson (right) in the role - which is the first of its kind in Australia - as the inaugural Parliamentary Secretary for Men's Behaviour Change. However, the Premier (left) faced fierce backlash, with many claiming the role 'demonised men' and did not address the issues of violence against women.

Twenty-six women were allegedly killed in Australia at the hands of their partners or former partners so far this year - 12 more than the same period in 2023. This month alone there has been a wave of women killed allegedly at the hands of men including Molly Ticehurst, 28, Emma Bates, 49, Erica Hays, 30, and the appalling Bondi Junction stabbing attack which claimed the lives of five women.

A total of 15 'No More: National Rally Against Gender Based Violence' protests were planned for major cities across Australia's capital cities and regional towns on Saturday and Sunday. Thousands took to the streets on Sunday in Melbourne and Brisbane to rally against domestic violence.

Australia is experiencing a shocking violence-against women epidemic, with the devastating death toll climbing across the country each week. On average, a woman is killed every nine days by a current or former partner - but 2024 has so far signalled an alarming upwards trend. So far this year, a woman has been killed in Australia every four days - with eleven more deaths as of April this year compared to this time last year.Here, Daily Mail Australia examines the four things the government could do to combat violence against women.

Emma Bates, 49, was found dead inside her Cobram home, close to the NSW border in Victoria's far north, about 2.15pm on Tuesday, having suffered injuries to her upper-body and face. John Torney, 39, who lived next door, was charged with 12 different assault offences over Ms Bates' death on Wednesday night. A dishevelled Torney appeared in Shepparton Magistrates' Court on Friday morning where he flicked his middle finger at the gathered media covering his high profile case.

The reason why women in Australia are allegedly being killed by their partners in record numbers has been revealed amid a domestic violence crisis. Twenty-five women including have been allegedly killed in Australia at the hands of their partners or former partners so far this year, 11 more than this time last year. Molly Ticehurst (left), Hannah McGuire (centre) and Chaithanya 'Swetha' Madhagani (right) are among the 25 women who have lost their lives.

Emma Bates, 49, was found dead inside her Cobram home, close to the NSW border in Victoria's far north, about 2.15pm on Tuesday, having suffered injuries to her upper-body and face. John Torney, 39, who lived next door, was charged over Ms Bates' death on Wednesday night with intentionally cause injury, recklessly cause injury, common assault, aggravated assault of a female and unlawful assault. However, it is understood there will be no murder charge because an autopsy was unable to confirm her cause of death, and whether Torney's alleged assault caused it. Now it can be revealed that Torney had only recently come out of prison and had relocated to Cobram to live with his mother and brother in the house next to Ms Bates.

Emma Bates, 49, was found dead inside her Cobram home, close to the NSW border in Victoria's far north, around 2.15pm on Tuesday, having suffered injuries to her upper-body and face. John Torney, 39, who lived two doors down, was charged over Ms Bates death on Wednesday night with intentionally cause injury, recklessly cause injury, common law assault, aggravated assault of a female and unlawful assault. Police said the pair were known to one another and it had been widely reported they were in a relationship. But Ms Bates family told Daily Mail Australia that they had only known each other for weeks, not months, and that she 'hated' him. 'Emma was aware of what type of person John was. She hated him,' Ms Bates sister, Rachel, said.

Emma Bates, 49, was found dead inside her Cobram home (inset), in far north Victoria, at about 2.15pm on Tuesday - making her the 26th women to be killed in the country so far this year.  John Torney, 39, (left) who is known to Ms Bates has been assisting police with their inquiries.