Violence
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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.
- by Waleed Aly
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Police
WA police union calls for sweeping anti-knife laws
The premier has given the strongest indication yet that he will commit to laws allowing police to use metal-detecting wands in a wide range of public places.
- by Michael Genovese
Cheers, tears and heckles as PM admits domestic violence a national crisis
Anthony Albanese joined thousands of people at a rally in Canberra on Sunday, one of several held around the country.
- by James Massola and Natassia Chrysanthos
Thousands march in Melbourne rally against gendered violence ‘national disgrace’
Protesters have taken to the CBD’s streets in a rally demanding an end to the killing of women.
- by Ashleigh McMillan
Influencer shot dead in the street after six months’ prison for dancing videos
Iraqi authorities are investigating the killing of a well-known social media influencer, who was shot by an armed motorcyclist in front of her home in central Baghdad.
- by Abdulrahman Zeyad and Qassim Abdul-Zahra
Violent porn, online misogyny driving gendered violence, say experts
NSW police are called to 500 domestic violence incidents a day. Experts worry that online misogyny and violent porn are making the problem worse.
- by Jordan Baker and Amber Schultz
Opinion
Parenting
Dads pass misogyny to their sons. The cycle of domestic violence won’t stop until they do
A study found at least a third of Australian men thought a man should have the final say about decisions in their relationship and were owed sex by women.
- by Jordan Baker
With a list of five demands, thousands take to Sydney streets over gendered violence
Sydney attendees held signs reading, “I’d feel safer alone with a bear” and “Murder on the dance floor, on a run, in a park, at the shops, in our homes”.
- by Amber Schultz
Attorney-general rules out royal commission into domestic violence
Mark Dreyfus said actions that need to be taken to address domestic violence have already been identified.
- by Olivia Ireland
Opinion
Domestic violence
Dozens of men have five or more domestic violence victims. We must shine a spotlight in their faces
All too often perpetrators are cast in the shadows in responses to family violence. A particular cohort of men are high-harm, high-risk, serial offenders. They must be priority targets.
- by Kate Fitz-Gibbon and Christine Nixon