Australia has recorded a significant rise in the rate of intimate partner homicide, according to the latest police data, with Indigenous women nearly seven times more likely to die at the hands of a current or former partner. New statistics released by the Australian Institute of Criminology (AIC) have revealedContinue Reading
Following the deaths of three Ballarat women allegedly killed by men in the space of two months the state government has directed emergency funds to the region for anti-gendered violence measures. Minister for the Prevention of Family Violence Vicki Ward has directed $250,000 to the Ballarat City Council for aContinue Reading
WARNING: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised that this article contains the name of a deceased person. An Indigenous inmate at Hakea Prison in Perth has died following a suspected “medical episode”. A Department of Justice spokesperson said the 41-year-old man was found unresponsive in his cell midmorningContinue Reading
Popular dating apps like Tinder, Bumble, and Hinge have been ordered to make their platforms safer or risk the government stepping in. The Albanese government has told the apps they must work together to create a voluntary industry code of practice to ensure the platforms are strong enough to deterContinue Reading
An American college student was given three years probation for stabbing her blind date at a Las Vegas hotel in retaliation for a deadly US drone strike that targeted an Iranian commander. Nika Nikoubin, 23, was indicted on attempted murder and other charges for stabbing her Plenty of Fish datingContinue Reading
Dating app executives will take part in an online safety roundtable as the federal government looks to address alarming sexual violence figures. Representatives from Bumble, Grindr and Match Group — the parent company of Tinder — state and territory governments, law enforcement, academia and NGOs will all attend the meetingContinue Reading