A senior Tasmanian police officer who groomed and abused boys for more than 30 years before taking his own life hid behind his status as a senior officer, a grim review has found. Police officer and serial pedophile Paul Reynolds groomed at least 52 boys and sexually abused an unknownContinue Reading
A state government has revealed a new policy in a bid to tackle domestic violence. Source linkContinue Reading
Australian radio stations should stop playing Sean “Diddy” Combs’ music after the American rapper admitted to physically assaulting his former girlfriend after security footage was released. Deputy Opposition Leader Sussan Ley said Australian businesses should “reconsider any activities they may be taking that may be financially benefiting Mr Combs”. “ThisContinue Reading
One hundred domestic violence support workers have shared their insights on how to tackle the state’s domestic violence crisis in a letter addressed to NSW Premier Chris Minns. Ten women have allegedly been murdered in NSW so far this year. That’s almost a third of the 34 women allegedly killedContinue Reading
Tackling the growth of “misogynistic hate groups” is vital in the ongoing fight against violence towards women, a federal MP says.Appearing on the ABC’s Q&A program on Monday night, Murray Watt said online media was being used in a way not possible before. “The growth of those misogynistic hate groupsContinue Reading
The sister of a woman who was murdered by her partner in 2018 has let loose at the state of Australia’s violence against women problem, saying it is getting worse. Katie Haley, the 29-year-old mother-of-two, was one of 63 women killed by a male partner in 2018, after Shane RobertsonContinue Reading
Brittany Higgins has broken her silence over Justice Michael Lee’s finding she was raped at Parliament, thanking him for his compassion and offering an olive branch to all those “hurt” in the aftermath including her former boss Linda Reynolds. In a 400-word statement, the former Liberal staffer said she wasContinue Reading
Survivors of gay conversion therapy have shared their harrowing experiences of the damaging practice, while calling for bipartisan support to make the practice illegal in NSW. On Wednesday, the NSW government introduced the Conversion Practices Ban Bill 2024 to parliament to outlaw the practice, fulfilling an election promise made byContinue Reading
One of Anthony Albanese’s last chances of talking up his tax cuts in parliament before this Saturday’s by-election was overwhelmed by controversy after the arrest of released detainee. Labor backbenchers may have kept the dixers coming during Question Time on how every Australian will benefit from the new-look stage threeContinue Reading
The decision by Brittany Higgins and her fiance David Sharaz to wear all-white as they flew out of Australia, bound for a new life in France, was a very deliberate one – and a move that’s been praised. The couple bid farewell to her parents Kelly and Matthew at BrisbaneContinue Reading