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Search engine rules to ban AI-generated abuse images

Search engine rules to ban AI-generated abuse images

New rules for search engines will ban child abuse and terrorist content in Australia but will also seek to prevent abuse images being created by AI tools.

Religious leader groomed girl to build new sect: police

Religious leader groomed girl to build new sect: police

Religious leader groomed girl to build new sect: police

Religious leader groomed girl to build new sect: police

The founder of a religious group and his partner told a young girl she had been chosen to procreate with him to build a new sect, police say.

Lawyers flag sex abuse class action against government

Lawyers flag sex abuse class action against government

Lawyers flag sex abuse class action against government

Lawyers flag sex abuse class action against government

A law firm is considering taking the Victorian government to court after a report revealed a department's failure to protect school children from sex abuse.

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Women unite in grief and resilience as violence remains

Women unite in grief and resilience as violence remains

An annual day to celebrate women has put the spotlight on domestic and gender-based violence, housing and homelessness, and abusive relationships.

Departmental culture of cover up of child sex abuse

Departmental culture of cover up of child sex abuse

Victoria's Department of Education "woefully failed to protect children" from sexual predator teachers for decades, a board of inquiry has found.

Man charged after young Indigenous kids cable-tied

Man charged after young Indigenous kids cable-tied

A man has been charged with aggravated assault after a confronting video went viral of three young Aboriginal children cable-tied at a home in Broome.

Insurance loopholes leveraged for financial abuse

Insurance loopholes leveraged for financial abuse

Perpetrators of domestic violence have leveraged insurance policies to financially control victims, prompting calls for insurers to do more.

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'Enough is enough': police DV blitz as new laws loom

'Enough is enough': police DV blitz as new laws loom

'Enough is enough': police DV blitz as new laws loom

'Enough is enough': police DV blitz as new laws loom

NSW police are being trained for the introduction of coercive control laws amid concerns their computer systems can't cope with complex domestic cases.

'Long way to go' to address abuse in care facilities

'Long way to go' to address abuse in care facilities

'Long way to go' to address abuse in care facilities

'Long way to go' to address abuse in care facilities

Vulnerable Victorians continue to face abuse, neglect and violence in their homes with community advocates reporting a rise in incidents.

Tears flow at apology to Victorian state care victims

Tears flow at apology to Victorian state care victims

Tears flow at apology to Victorian state care victims

Tears flow at apology to Victorian state care victims

Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan has delivered a formal apology on behalf of the state to victims of historical abuse and neglect in institutional care.

Albanese pledge on domestic violence and harassment

Albanese pledge on domestic violence and harassment

Albanese pledge on domestic violence and harassment

Albanese pledge on domestic violence and harassment

The prime minister has made a pledge on domestic violence during a UN Women's breakfast before shifting his focus to the workplace culture in Parliament House.

Expired NSW DV policy 'sets up police to fail'

Expired NSW DV policy 'sets up police to fail'

Expired NSW DV policy 'sets up police to fail'

Expired NSW DV policy 'sets up police to fail'

The domestic violence policy for NSW Police has not been reviewed for years and includes no mention of coercive control offences that will soon be introduced.

Indigenous women at risk from lack of DV legal funding

Indigenous women at risk from lack of DV legal funding

Indigenous women at risk from lack of DV legal funding

Indigenous women at risk from lack of DV legal funding

First Nations women face appallingly high rates of domestic and family violence, with stretched specialist legal services having to turn away clients or close.

'Harmful' macho attitudes still prevalent in Aussie men

'Harmful' macho attitudes still prevalent in Aussie men

'Harmful' macho attitudes still prevalent in Aussie men

'Harmful' macho attitudes still prevalent in Aussie men

A quarter of Australian men believe they need to be the breadwinner, use violence to get respect and have many sexual partners, but their numbers are dwindling.

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Data reveals 'gaping holes' in child-protection system

Spiking caseworker vacancies fuelled by burnout and trauma are leaving thousands of children in the NSW protection system at risk, data shows.

Trump ordered to pay E. Jean Carroll $83m in damages

Former US president Donald Trump must pay $US83.3 million to writer E. Jean Carroll for calling her sexual assault allegation a lie, a jury has found.

Indigenous women leading plan to end family violence

Advocates believe the federal government is moving in the right direction to help end family and domestic violence against First Nations women and children.

Healing program aims to help Indigenous survivors of DV

More than half of Indigenous women are survivors of violence and it's hoped an expansion of community-driven services will provide culturally-based healing.

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Experts trace dark web abuse videos to coastal town

A man has been charged with more than 60 offences after detectives tracked down the location where online child abuse material was allegedly being produced.

Framework a 'crucial tool' to cut gender-based violence

The federal government has unveiled a new framework to be used to provide consistent messaging about consent to stop gender-based violence.

X slammed for creating 'perfect storm' of online hate

Social media website X has been slammed by the eSafety Commissioner for breeding online hate since being acquired by tech entrepreneur Elon Musk.

Funds to help women waiting for help against violence

Millions of dollars in funding will help a Central Australia support group clear a waiting list of women seeking help against violence.

Social media must tackle child abuse content: advocates

About 0.8 per cent of survey respondents purposefully sought out child sexual abuse material online, the Australian Institute of Criminology has found.

How smart speakers 'could detect domestic violence'

Researchers are investigating whether Amazon's Alexa, Apple's Siri or Google Home speakers should be used to detect violence in homes.

SA to hold inquiry into domestic, sexual violence

Premier Peter Malinauskas has announced South Australia will hold a royal commission into domestic, family and sexual violence after attending a roundtable.

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