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Women forced to live in tents, sleep in car parks to escape violence
The emergency housing crisis is emerging as one of the most pressing issues ahead of Friday’s urgent cabinet meeting.
- by Alexandra Smith, Michael McGowan and Perry Duffin
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Carly was looking for help. Instead, she found the man who killed her
Carly McBride vanished just before a letter landed on her mother’s doorstep. Had it arrived earlier it could have saved her daughter’s life.
- by Perry Duffin
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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
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Domestic violence
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.
- by Annika Smethurst
Second WA detainee back before the courts after release under controversial High Court ruling
Kimbengere Gosoge is the second former immigration detainee to have allegedly reoffended soon after their controversial release under a High Court ruling last November.
- by Rebecca Peppiatt, Heather McNeill and Hamish Hastie
Sydney teen wanted ‘something catastrophic’ for Jews and Assyrians, court told
The 15-year-old – an alleged associate of the boy accused of stabbing Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel – was refused bail.
- by Sarah McPhee
‘The night she was killed we were robbed’: Loving mother killed and dumped in beachside suburb
Toni Tiki’s battered body was left in scrubland at Maroubra. Police believe a local sex offender may be the culprit as a $1 million reward is offered.
- by Jessica McSweeney
Group of children arrested after Sydney delivery rider assault caught on video
A group of young people, including two 12-year-olds, have been arrested over the alleged assault of a food delivery driver in Glebe, with the shocking incident captured on video.
- by Jessica McSweeney
Youths filmed attacking delivery driver in central Sydney
A group of youths were caught on camera attacking a delivery driver in Glebe, Sydney.
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Father serving 33 years for murdering sons prepares new fight for release
Robert Farquharson was convicted of murdering his three sons, Jai, 10, Tyler, 7, and Bailey, 2, by driving them into a dam near Winchelsea on Father’s Day in 2005.
- by Michael Bachelard and Alex Crowe
‘A welcome backflip’: Porn passport trial to keep kids off adult websites
Children will be blocked from watching explicit content online under a $6.5 million federal trial as governments attempt to counter the rising rate of violence against women.
- by Paul Sakkal