evidence: On average, one woman is killed every nine days by a current or former partner. [...] Women with disability in Australia are twice as likely to have experienced sexual violence over their lifetime than women without disabilities. The type of disability can intersect with gender and different forms of violence for example, 1 in 2 women with psychological and/or cognitive impairment has experienced sexual violence. [...] Young women (18–34 years) experience significantly higher rates of physical and sexual violence than women in older age groups.