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Domestic violence

How police could spot red flags for violent men who fly under the radar

Australia’s police ministers will discuss how they can improve their response to high-risk offenders – which could involve looking at their GPS data, online activity, mental health data or involvement in family law disputes.

by Natassia Chrysanthos

Assistant Treasurer Stephen Jones, Facebook owner Mark Zuckerberg and X owner Elon Musk.

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Social media

‘Meta will play hardball. So will the government’: Facebook threatens Canadian option

by Paul Sakkal

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Crime

Commonwealth prosecutor feared detainee would reoffend before home invasion

by Heather McNeill, Angus Thompson and Hamish Hastie

New research shows there is a pay gap between men and women working in the same occupations.

Gender pay gap

Same age, same experience, less pay. But it’s not for the reasons you might think

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by Rachel Clun

Small and medium-sized businesses are reporting big changes in the spending habits of their customers as cost-of-living pressures bite.

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Inflation

Businesses struggle as cash-strapped customers dump spending plans

by Shane Wright

Opinion & Perspectives

Holding all men responsible for a violent minority has failed to keep women safe

The more I heard the discourse around respect and violence, the more it reminded me of being told that it was up to all Muslims to own the problem of terrorism and solve it.

Waleed Aly

Columnist, co-host of Ten's The Project and academic

Jacinta Allan needs to do more than walk the protest walk on violence against women

The image of Allan and other Labor MPs leading a march of incensed protesters fed up with inaction and holding signs saying “The system has failed us” felt a bit off.

Annika Smethurst

State Political Editor

‘Community safety is our priority,’ the government says. Tell that to Ninette Simons

The Albanese government wanted the alleged basher of Ninette Simons to remain behind bars, but it cannot escape the political fallout from the fact he was set free.

David Crowe

Chief political correspondent

Federal

Gender pay gap

Same age, same experience, less pay. But it’s not for the reasons you might think

Australian research has found differences in pay within occupations make up the bulk of the gender pay gap – not women working part-time or in lower-paid occupations.

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by Rachel Clun

Opinion

Domestic violence

Holding all men responsible for a violent minority has failed to keep women safe

The more I heard the discourse around respect and violence, the more it reminded me of being told that it was up to all Muslims to own the problem of terrorism and solve it.