Trump loses appeal of E Jean Carroll defamation verdict
US President-elect Donald Trump has lost his appeal of the multi-million dollar E Jean Carroll defamation verdict.
US President-elect Donald Trump has lost his appeal of the multi-million dollar E Jean Carroll defamation verdict.
A police ethical investigation team is reviewing claims a mother reported abuse by one of Australia's worst pedophiles more than a decade before his arrest.
Bullying in Australian schools will be put under a microscope as the federal government looks to tackle the behaviour in the real world.
More than 100 former detainees at a notoriously troubled youth detention centre have had a $75 million payout approved for alleged abuses over 63 years.
Child protection practices will be examined by a government in response to a landmark inquiry into the domestic violence deaths of four women.
Hundreds of thousands of Australians are being turned away from community legal centres, as the sector battles chronic underfunding.
Thousands of people, including family members of Melbourne teenager Isla Bell, have descended on major cities to protest against gendered violence.
Domestic violence services are overwhelmed by growing demand and a lack of resources, the first public hearing of a royal commission in SA has been told.
Leaders of Israel and the Netherlands have condemned what they call antisemitic attacks on fans of soccer club Maccabi Tel Aviv.
A troubled 12-year-old girl's treatment before she was charged over a deadly Melbourne stabbing has been slammed by Victoria's children commissioner.
A 35-year-old woman has been found dead by her family at home with a man known to her under arrest as police probe the tragedy.
Stark survey findings have highlighted a gender divide in Australia when it comes to confidence sexual harassment cases will be reported and addressed.
An online predator who blackmailed as many as 3500 girls from around the world, including Australia, has been sentenced to at least 20 years in prison.
People accused of serious domestic violence will either be behind bars or electronically monitored and NSW leaders believe the police force can handle the job.
New coercive control laws are set to be tested in court as police scramble to gather enough information to prosecute.
Young men and boys at risk of engaging in family, domestic and sexual violence are set to be assisted through a national early intervention trial.
A National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Family Safety Plan will be developed to address rates of violence against Indigenous women and children.
Republican candidate Donald Trump's lawyers say women his sex assault jury should never have heard evidence from other women accusers.
Frontline services supporting women and children fleeing domestic violence won't get an immediate funding boost, as Australian leaders agree to a new package.
Federal MPs have been urged to lift behavioural standards, as laws are introduced to enforce a code of conduct for elected officials.
The Queensland government has launched an investigation after "distressing" allegations of abuse spanning decades at a former mental health facility.
A royal commission has found hundreds of thousands of New Zealand children were abused, tortured or killed while in state and faith-based care.
Political leaders are being accused of losing interest in finding urgent solutions to Australia's domestic violence crisis as the death toll climbs higher.
Tech companies treat child sexual abuse content with "wilful blindness" but the online safety watchdog will soon force them to face uncomfortable truths.
Australia-first coercive control laws will require extra resources and time to enforce, the head of the nation's biggest police force says.
A woman has recounted her judge partner allegedly assaulted her after finding a funny photo from a colleague on her phone, but her memory has been questioned.
Sobering statistics have painted a bleak picture of sexual offences across Australia, with men making up the overwhelming majority of perpetrators.
Police are speaking with the housemates of a woman stabbed to death at her share home as another assists police with inquiries over the killing.
Labor senator Fatima Payman has been iced out of a partyroom meeting as punishment for crossing the floor but remains unapologetic about her actions.
A rise in death threats, abuse and office attacks have parliamentarians and authorities on higher alert for danger as the Gaza war frays community cohesion.
A woman who dribbled a soccer ball from the Gold Coast to Sydney has set her sights on an even bigger challenge to raise money for abuse survivors.