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Sex and violence have become the norm for boys who kill women in video games

In the Grand Theft Auto series, one of the world's top-selling video game franchises, players can have sex with women and then kill them. What does it say about the boys who play it?

A new study has found that boys who play violent video games have less empathy for women who have been hurt.

Petition filed in Kenya's High Court to decriminalise gay sex

A gay rights campaigner filed a case in Kenya's High Court calling for the decriminalisation of gay sex, which is punishable by 14 years in jail.

Gays and lesbians in Kenya were last year forced to wear masks to conceal their identities while staging a protest ...

Fears for refugee's safety after PNG couple jailed for abortion

A PNG couple were jailed for five years for causing the death of their unborn child, in a case that raises serious questions about Australia's decision to send a Nauru rape victim there for an abortion.

The refugee's case has moved to the Federal Court.

Germaine Greer told Q&A that misogyny was the root cause of domestic violence against women.

Ignorance is still rife about domestic violence

How I wish Rosie Batty had been on the Q&A; panel on Monday.

The <i>60 Minutes</i> team in custody in Lebanon: Tara Brown, David "Tangles" Ballment, Stephen Rice and Ben Williamson.

The 60 Minutes abduction case is compelling, but don't forget the kids

Two desperate mothers have made the news recently, but our reactions to their cases couldn't be more different.

The myth of the multitasking mother, or why men ...

Stereotypes of the male domestic bumbler and the female domestic goddess are just that.

It's time to go cashless

Coins and notes were useful instruments in their day, but that day is over.

Social overload

Facebook celebrates its 12th birthday today

Why I decided to remove my birthday from Facebook

Millennials are right about so much, and their approach to engagement on social media is no exception.

Secret societies

Harvard University is the United States' oldest institution of higher learning.

All-male Harvard club says admitting women could ...

"Forcing single gender organisations to accept members of the opposite sex could potentially increase, not decrease the potential for sexual misconduct."