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Leanne fled the country to escape domestic abuse. Now she could face jail

Leanne fled the country to escape domestic abuse. Now she could face jail

Leanne fled Australia with her two children as she says it was the only way she knew how to protect herself from her violent husband.

  • by Amber Schultz

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Parents don’t need more money, they need to instil values
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Parents don’t need more money, they need to instil values

A moral vacuum can’t be addressed by stuffing it with cash and mission statements, writes a reader.

Holding all Jews responsible for Israel is unacceptable
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Holding all Jews responsible for Israel is unacceptable

Readers debate students’ right to protest Israel’s actions in Gaza and what are its implications when it threatens Jewish students.

I gave the eulogy at Molly Ticehurst’s funeral. Here’s how we can all best remember her
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I gave the eulogy at Molly Ticehurst’s funeral. Here’s how we can all best remember her

Please do not let Molly’s death be just another statistic. Let her name be heard. And remembered. For the good she brought and will bring. 

  • by Aidan Clarke
‘Stop the crocodile tears’: How a judge silenced a remorseless killer
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‘Stop the crocodile tears’: How a judge silenced a remorseless killer

Mother of twins Monique Lezsak died in a frenzied knife attack at the hands of her then partner, Sven Lindemann, as her daughter desperately tried to help. In court, the monster was revealed to be a coward.

  • by John Silvester
Why you won’t find this woman’s name on the list of Australian victims of domestic violence murders

Why you won’t find this woman’s name on the list of Australian victims of domestic violence murders

Her partner pleaded guilty to doing “an act as a result of which the life, health or safety” of his victim “was likely to be endangered”.

  • by Gary Adshead
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Peta thought a body-worn safety device would bring help. She had to fight her ex alone for five hours
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Peta thought a body-worn safety device would bring help. She had to fight her ex alone for five hours

A woman who was violently attacked for five hours by her former partner is suing the supplier of a personal safety device that failed to alert police.

  • by Cameron Houston
‘I’m devastated’: Funding row threatens kids’ places at renowned family and domestic violence centre
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‘I’m devastated’: Funding row threatens kids’ places at renowned family and domestic violence centre

Up to 100 children a year face being blocked from accessing one of the state’s most recognised family and domestic violence intervention centres. Parents say the government is abandoning them.

  • by Eryk Bagshaw
No scientist can’t be shocked by this cut to cancer research
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No scientist can’t be shocked by this cut to cancer research

Readers are floored by the Victorian state budget cuts to a cancer research centre.

Minns flags tougher bail laws for high-risk domestic violence orders

Minns flags tougher bail laws for high-risk domestic violence orders

The move comes after yet another high-profile alleged domestic violence incident which saw a woman stabbed outside an Alexandria gym on Wednesday.

  • by Michael McGowan
Study every death, tackle alcohol: DV commissioner’s urgent advice

Study every death, tackle alcohol: DV commissioner’s urgent advice

As new analysis shows federal spending on family, domestic and sexual violence has soared from $2 million to $644 million over the last 10 years, experts are asking for better evidence and more action.

  • by Natassia Chrysanthos