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Elder abuse rising but support services are lacking

Elder abuse rising but support services are lacking

There are many barriers to seeking help for older Australians suffering abuse, but this is compounded for those in rural and remote parts of the country.

FitzSimons 'proud' of calling Jones 'malignant tumour'

FitzSimons 'proud' of calling Jones 'malignant tumour'

FitzSimons 'proud' of calling Jones 'malignant tumour'

FitzSimons 'proud' of calling Jones 'malignant tumour'

Author and journalist Peter FitzSimons says he is very proud of describing Alan Jones as a ‘malignant tumour’ requiring excision in an article.

Response to gender violence news inadequate: poll

Response to gender violence news inadequate: poll

Response to gender violence news inadequate: poll

Response to gender violence news inadequate: poll

The response to high-profile instances of gender-based violence in recent weeks has not been adequate by the federal government, a poll reveals.

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Jones accuser 'sunken and diminished': ex-minister

Jones accuser 'sunken and diminished': ex-minister

A former MP has told Alan Jones’s marathon indecent assault hearing that one of the alleged victims looked uncomfortable in the radio host's presence.

Youth education central to national action on violence

Youth education central to national action on violence

Labor has committed $4 million to educate future generations on the impact of harmful online content portraying damaging relationships.

Child-abusing teacher's aide shown 'mercy' by judge

Child-abusing teacher's aide shown 'mercy' by judge

A young man who used fake social media profiles to coerce vulnerable boys into sending him sexual material has walked out of a court after sentence.

Triple-zero education urged to help women escape abuse

Triple-zero education urged to help women escape abuse

A migrant woman experiencing domestic violence who was told that calling emergency services cost $5000 is urging for more information on the vital service.

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Slave to the algorithm: big tech in violence spotlight

Slave to the algorithm: big tech in violence spotlight

Slave to the algorithm: big tech in violence spotlight

Slave to the algorithm: big tech in violence spotlight

An advocate has renewed calls for the government to tackle social media algorithms after leaders met to discuss a spike in sexual violence against girls.

Molly's killer acted like 'Grim Reaper' before murder

Molly's killer acted like 'Grim Reaper' before murder

Molly's killer acted like 'Grim Reaper' before murder

Molly's killer acted like 'Grim Reaper' before murder

A court has released images of Molly Ticehurst's murderer in the hours after the killing, a crime that galvanised a national movement against gendered violence.

'Callous and cruel': suburban slave owner jailed

'Callous and cruel': suburban slave owner jailed

'Callous and cruel': suburban slave owner jailed

'Callous and cruel': suburban slave owner jailed

A woman duped into moving to Australia was treated like a human alarm clock, deprived of food and assaulted by a man now convicted of slavery.

Plea for more than consent lessons to stop sex violence

Plea for more than consent lessons to stop sex violence

Plea for more than consent lessons to stop sex violence

Plea for more than consent lessons to stop sex violence

Leaders have spoken to the challenge of curbing an emerging crisis at a high-level meeting targeting youth sexual violence.

Molly's killer sang and filmed midnight drive to murder

Molly's killer sang and filmed midnight drive to murder

Molly's killer sang and filmed midnight drive to murder

Molly's killer sang and filmed midnight drive to murder

The father of a rural childcare educator murdered by her violent ex-boyfriend hopes the killer is always haunted by her screams.

Warm, hostile, complicated: Hadley details Jones divide

Warm, hostile, complicated: Hadley details Jones divide

Warm, hostile, complicated: Hadley details Jones divide

Warm, hostile, complicated: Hadley details Jones divide

A former talkback giant has laid bare his complicated relationship with fellow broadcaster Alan Jones, who is accused of numerous indecent assaults.

Children handed to abusers in 'inhumane' family courts

Children handed to abusers in 'inhumane' family courts

Children handed to abusers in 'inhumane' family courts

Children handed to abusers in 'inhumane' family courts

Australia's family law system is "inhumane" and removing kids from victims to hand them to perpetrators at an alarming rate, a federal inquiry has been told.

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‘Bury him’: Hadley’s explosive texts about rival Jones

Influential broadcaster Ray Hadley wrote he wouldn’t rest until he buried rival Alan Jones "literally and figuratively" after allegations of indecent assault.

'Shape-shifting': social algorithm opt-out not enough

Social media reforms must be watertight or teenagers risk seeing more sexual, radical content from algorithms, an advocate has warned.

Raising boys to men during age of toxic 'manosphere'

Misogyny may be "baked into Australian culture" but recognising the importance of role models and mentors could prevent violence before it escalates.

‘Ruin me’: Hadley recalls teary complaint about Jones

Broadcaster Ray Hadley says a radio staffer broke down in tears and feared the loss of his career after he was allegedly indecently assaulted by Alan Jones.

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'Distressed' Alan Jones accuser made graphic complaint

A man was distressed and agitated when he told a friend he had been indecently assaulted by talkback titan Alan Jones, a court has been told.

Billions spent on men's violence 'after damage done'

Australia is spending billions in late responses to men's violence while investing "next to nothing" in stopping it before it escalates, new research says.

'Dearth' in programs helping violent migrant men change

A scarcity in family violence perpetrator programs tailored to migrant and refugee men is putting women at risk while underfunded services pick up the slack.

Australian Holocaust survivors turned into AI clickbait

Facebook pages publishing AI depictions of Australian Holocaust survivors have been accused of cashing in on the memory of one of history's darkest chapters.

Ex-AFL star Nicky Winmar jailed then bailed over attack

Former AFL icon and anti-racism advocate Nicky Winmar will fight a prison sentence he received for assaulting a woman.

‘Great couple’: banter as man allegedly groped by Jones

A radio station staffer and Alan Jones were jokingly called a "great couple" at an event where the younger man was allegedly indecently assaulted.

'Tipping point' in AFL's problem with gendered violence

Amid an epidemic of violence against women, advocates hope discussion on the Sydney Swans allegations has pushed Australian elite football to a tipping point.

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