Domestic and family violence is an epidemic. In 2024, the prime minister declared it a national crisis. Official statistics show time and time again that this violence is overwhelmingly perpetrated by men. This is unlikely to be news to most of us– we see it play out in our communities, online, and on our screens. But this isn’t just an Australian problem. The Indo-Pacific region, where Australia and 41 other countries are located, has some of the highest rates of domestic and family violence