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Families' fearful wait to learn alleged abuser's moves

Families' fearful wait to learn alleged abuser's moves

Parents are facing an anxious wait to find out if their kids have been exposed to a childcare worker accused of serial sexual abuse.

Lockdowns, fights as Diddy awaits sentencing in jail

Lockdowns, fights as Diddy awaits sentencing in jail

Lockdowns, fights as Diddy awaits sentencing in jail

Lockdowns, fights as Diddy awaits sentencing in jail

Sean "Diddy" Combs will spend months awaiting sentencing at the notoriously understaffed and violent Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn.

Web of systems exploited for insidious financial abuse

Web of systems exploited for insidious financial abuse

Web of systems exploited for insidious financial abuse

Web of systems exploited for insidious financial abuse

Perpetrators are largely unchecked as they use courts, banks and Centrelink to inflict financial abuse on an intimate partner, research has found.

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Parents demand answers after childcare abuse scandal

Parents demand answers after childcare abuse scandal

Families of more than 1000 children have been told to test for diseases after a childcare worker linked to 20 centres was charged with "sickening" crimes.

Police missed chance to protect woman killed by partner

Police missed chance to protect woman killed by partner

A coroner has criticised how police responded to repeat reports of family violence before a woman was killed by her abusive partner.

Diddy's ex-assistant bought drugs, set up sex parties

Diddy's ex-assistant bought drugs, set up sex parties

The jury at Sean "Diddy" Combs' sex trafficking trial has heard his assistant's job included setting up sex parties and scoring drugs.

LGBTQI people carrying burden of sexual violence: study

LGBTQI people carrying burden of sexual violence: study

The first large-scale national study of experiences of sexual violence among LGBTQI Australians is prompting calls for better support services.

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Sport clubs step up to tackle violence culture

Sport clubs step up to tackle violence culture

Sport clubs step up to tackle violence culture

Sport clubs step up to tackle violence culture

Research has found domestic, family and sexual violence are interlinked with sport, prompting a push to get clubs to influence better behaviour.

Diddy's trial hears about orgy with 'famous rapper'

Diddy's trial hears about orgy with 'famous rapper'

Diddy's trial hears about orgy with 'famous rapper'

Diddy's trial hears about orgy with 'famous rapper'

A lawyer for Sean “Diddy” Combs is protesting secrecy at the hip-hop icon's sex trafficking trial after a famous rapper's name went unmentioned.

Timeline of abuse indicates key patterns: study

Timeline of abuse indicates key patterns: study

Timeline of abuse indicates key patterns: study

Timeline of abuse indicates key patterns: study

Researchers have established a timeline to help map how different types of abuse emerge in violent relationships.

Judge declares mistrial at Harvey Weinstein rape trial

Judge declares mistrial at Harvey Weinstein rape trial

Judge declares mistrial at Harvey Weinstein rape trial

Judge declares mistrial at Harvey Weinstein rape trial

A judge has been forced to declare a mistrial at Harvey Weinstein's rape case after a juror described being threatened over his vote.

Child grooming practices hiding in plain sight

Child grooming practices hiding in plain sight

Child grooming practices hiding in plain sight

Child grooming practices hiding in plain sight

A social media campaign aims to educate people about grooming, an insidious precursor to child sexual abuse with survivors often known to the perpetrator.

Diddy's ex sobs as she testifies at his sex trial

Diddy's ex sobs as she testifies at his sex trial

Diddy's ex sobs as she testifies at his sex trial

Diddy's ex sobs as she testifies at his sex trial

An ex-girlfriend of Sean "Diddy" Combs says he made her feel guilty for asking male entertainers to wear condoms during "Freak Offs".

Chilling detail in superyacht worker's abduction of ex

Chilling detail in superyacht worker's abduction of ex

Chilling detail in superyacht worker's abduction of ex

Chilling detail in superyacht worker's abduction of ex

A superyacht worker wore black latex gloves so he wouldn’t leave fingerprints when he abducted his former girlfriend after she broke up with him.

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'Invisible' sexual violence impacting community safety

Addressing the rates of sexual violence in Australia will require sustained investment, experts say, calling for justice system reforms to support survivors.

Study reveals factors for men's violence against women

An Australian-first study has revealed the risk factors that can influence men's violent behaviour, including paternal relationships and mental health.

Hollywood and sport stars issue anti-violence plea

Hugh Jackman, Eric Bana and Usman Khawaja are among prominent Australian men featured in an anti-family violence campaign to be played at a major footy clash.

Diddy's ex Cassie gives birth days after testimony

Casandra Ventura, the R&B singer and actor known simply as Cassie who has given evidence of Sean "Diddy" Comb's abuse, has welcomed her third child.

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French surgeon jailed for abusing hundreds of children

An already-jailed French surgeon is facing a further 20 years of incarceration for the sexual abuse of nearly 300 patients, most of them children.

'Call it out': senator alleges inappropriate behaviour

Independent senator Fatima Payman has formally complained about a male colleague for sexually suggestive comments, urging others to stand up for themselves.

Holistic approach needed to overcome family violence

More than 300 community, frontline workers and legal experts have shared experiences and solutions at the Overcoming Indigenous Family Violence Forum.

Grandma on murder charges to use mental health defence

A woman accused of murdering her two young grandsons in their rural home has hired a new private lawyer in the middle of a brief court mention.

Urgent call to end gender-based violence in schools

Our Watch has released a blueprint to end gender-based violence in schools, tackling issues including AI-generated porn and sexualised bullying.

Abusers using utilities accounts to 'punish' victims

Energy companies are inadvertently revealing safe addresses and failing to stop domestic abusers from manipulating debt and account access, a report warns.

'You should be ashamed': Weinstein accuser slams lawyer

Former model Kaja Sokola alleges abuse she suffered at the hands of Harvey Weinstein changed the course of her life.

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