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'Unresolved justice' for families of murdered women

'Unresolved justice' for families of murdered women

A landmark report into missing and murdered First Nations women and children is merely "tinkering at the edges" and won't deliver justice, an expert has warned.

Ex-teacher jailed once again over child abuse material

Ex-teacher jailed once again over child abuse material

Ex-teacher jailed once again over child abuse material

Ex-teacher jailed once again over child abuse material

A former school teacher has been thrown back behind bars after police discovered he had explicit child abuse material and had deleted thousands of online files.

Late-night debate as Victoria raises criminal age

Late-night debate as Victoria raises criminal age

Late-night debate as Victoria raises criminal age

Late-night debate as Victoria raises criminal age

Fierce debate has raged over youth justice reforms in Victoria as the state prepares to raise the age of criminal responsibility to 12.

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Murdered Indigenous women, kids report 'demands action'

Murdered Indigenous women, kids report 'demands action'

Parliament is being urged to "put some teeth" into action recommended by an inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women and children.

Murdered Indigenous women, kids 'got little justice'

Murdered Indigenous women, kids 'got little justice'

An inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women and children wants a review into policing practices across the nation, after handing down a final report.

Weeks in prison for Marist brother repeat child abuser

Weeks in prison for Marist brother repeat child abuser

Marist brother Gerard McNamara will serve weeks of his five month sentence for the historical sexual abuse of a schoolboy, due to his age and health.

Backflip on age laws to quell alarm over youth crime

Backflip on age laws to quell alarm over youth crime

Victoria's axing of a promise to raise the age of criminal responsibility to 14 has been praised by police but rebuked by Indigenous, legal and youth advocates.

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Drugs or drowning: jury to consider toddler's death

Drugs or drowning: jury to consider toddler's death

Drugs or drowning: jury to consider toddler's death

Drugs or drowning: jury to consider toddler's death

A NSW man charged with the death of a toddler under in his care over 19 years ago has denied giving the child antidepressants, a jury has been told.

Age of criminality broken promise raises treaty fears

Age of criminality broken promise raises treaty fears

Age of criminality broken promise raises treaty fears

Age of criminality broken promise raises treaty fears

Indigenous leaders are raging at the Victorian government for breaking its promise to raise the age of criminality to 14 ahead of treaty talks.

Ex-teacher denies historical child sexual offences

Ex-teacher denies historical child sexual offences

Ex-teacher denies historical child sexual offences

Ex-teacher denies historical child sexual offences

An-ex teacher has proclaimed his innocence when released on bail, charged with sexual crimes against 19 children at a Brisbane school from the late 1980s.

Pressure on raise-the-age promise amid youth crime woes

Pressure on raise-the-age promise amid youth crime woes

Pressure on raise-the-age promise amid youth crime woes

Pressure on raise-the-age promise amid youth crime woes

Premier Jacinta Allan has left the door ajar for the Victorian government to go back on a commitment to raise the age of criminal responsibility to 14.

Dogged policing finds $600k of unreleased Bluey coins

Dogged policing finds $600k of unreleased Bluey coins

Dogged policing finds $600k of unreleased Bluey coins

Dogged policing finds $600k of unreleased Bluey coins

Strike Force Bandit investigators have got their man, arresting a 47-year-old accused of pinching $600,000 worth of collector's item Bluey coins.

Museum faces fine after child burnt by plasma globe

Museum faces fine after child burnt by plasma globe

Museum faces fine after child burnt by plasma globe

Museum faces fine after child burnt by plasma globe

A science museum has been charged over an incident in which a child was allegedly burned when touching a plasma globe after using hand sanitiser.

Ex-Catholic brother jailed again for child sex abuse

Ex-Catholic brother jailed again for child sex abuse

Ex-Catholic brother jailed again for child sex abuse

Ex-Catholic brother jailed again for child sex abuse

An 81-year-old former Catholic brother has been jailed for sexually abusing children more than three decades ago while a teacher at a Queensland school.

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'Unprecedented' porn access prompts probe into impacts

Concerns about easy access to online pornography and what it's doing to young people will form the focus of an inquiry into harmful adult content.

Childcare desert sucking the life out of regional towns

Psychologist Tegan Podubinski knows her regional city needs more mental health support but she and other essential workers need the childcare crisis fixed.

'No regrets' over girl's death: accused dad to police

A body-worn camera has captured an exchange between police officers and a man accused of murdering his eight-year-old daughter by withholding her medication.

Man jailed for sexually assaulting 14-year-old girl

A man who cornered a 14-year-old girl and sexually assaulted her in his car will spend at least the next year behind bars.

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Accused killer mum 'praying' when girl's breath stopped

A manslaughter-accused mother previously jailed for failing to seek treatment for her daughter said it was a "miracle" she had survived a near-fatal coma.

Childcare staff 'threatened' to hide overcrowding

Two childcare centres allegedly moved kids between them, organised "excursions" without permission and put children in a van to avoid breaches being detected.

Coroner warns top official to be 'truthful' at hearing

A coroner has reminded WA's deputy corrections commissioner she is under oath amid tough questions at an inquest for a teen who died in custody.

Hillcrest jumping castle to be re-inflated, examined

A coroner has granted permission for a jumping castle involved in the deaths of six primary school students to be examined as part of legal proceedings.

Boy catastrophically injured trying to save his brother

A distraught mother has detailed hearing a car run over her two sons as they were playing, telling a court her eight-year-old son will never be the same.

Baby drought as house prices push parents out of cities

Australians are having less babies and the fertility plunge is being blamed on high housing costs with analysis showing parents are being pushed to the fringes.

Deepfake crackdown looms as 'nudify' apps in spotlight

The eSafety commissioner has called for more powers to tackle apps that enable image-based abuse by using artificial intelligence to undress or "nudify" women.

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