Public tip off leads to child abuse, weapon charges
A man has been charged with weapon and child abuse offences after a tip-off from members of the public.
A man has been charged with weapon and child abuse offences after a tip-off from members of the public.
Artificial intelligence will be used to identify and flag threatening messages sent to victims' bank accounts, in a tool to be shared with banks worldwide.
With more than 50 women killed in Australia this year, an AFL club is trying to give girls the tools they need to spot and get out of abusive relationships.
The prime minister has called for a "whole of society mobilisation" to stop violence against women following the death of a young Sydney woman last month.
The use of spit hoods on children in Victorian adult prisons will be banned after one was placed on a youth despite him never spitting at staff.
A Senate estimates committee has heard junior members of a government department ranked female co-workers by their 'hotness'.
A Victorian inquiry is examining historical allegations of child sexual abuse at 24 government schools as survivors describe their fear and powerlessness.
The nation's sex discrimination commissioner has expressed concerns state-based coercive control legislation could be abused.
Australia's eSafety Commissioner says some of the biggest tech companies aren't living up to their responsibilities to tackle child sexual exploitation.
Australia's eSafety Commissioner says some of the biggest tech companies are not living up to their responsibilities to tackle child sexual exploitation.
A day of action has been called against domestic, family and sexual violence in the Northern Territory where organisers say they hear of a system in crisis.
A day of action has been held against domestic, family and sexual violence in the Northern Territory, where organisers say the system is in crisis.
People escaping family violence are receiving financial support quicker but a report into the program has highlighted opportunities for improvement.
A review into Victorian racing has revealed a dark side of the $4.7 billion industry, fraught with abuse and harassment including violence against children.
Five recommendations put forward by the disability royal commission will be adopted fully or in principle by the Queensland government.
A third of Australian women have experienced violence by a partner, other known person or a stranger and two national plans aim to reduce those statistics.
The murder of two FBI agents by a pedophile computer programmer unearthed an elaborate global online child abuse network extending to Australia.
As Labor brings in domestic and family violence leave entitlements, the opposition has called for further efforts to tackle the scourge.
A 21-year-old man who has been violent towards two partners has been told to look at turning his life around after spending more than 16 months in custody.
A law firm is pursuing action against multiple Victorian schools after hundreds of former students made historical abuse allegations.
Harry Garside's ex-girlfriend is contesting charges of stalking and assaulting the Olympian after a similar charge was dropped against him in June.
The Queensland Government has announced a $1 million boost to a program that takes care of the pets of people fleeing domestic violence.
After months of embarrassing disclosures JPMorgan ignored internal warnings about their client Jeffrey Epstein, the bank settled a class action out of court.
More than 100 child sex charges have been laid against a Queensland bus driver over alleged offending involving 15 children spanning three decades.
Household dysfunction and abuse during childhood sharply increase the likelihood of adolescents committing crime, a new Queensland study shows.
Former police officer Brett Johnson, who used his position to pursue vulnerable women, has been jailed for six months and ordered to perform community work.
Queensland Police have launched a first for the service, with a five-part podcast putting domestic and family violence under the spotlight.
A parliamentary inquiry into missing and murdered First Nations women and children will hear from victims, survivors and their families in Perth.
One in three Australian children suffer physical abuse while one in four suffer sexual abuse, according to a new nationwide study.
While a majority of Australians know domestic violence is a problem, advocates say victim-blaming attitudes and rape myths are still rife within the country.
Two men have been charged with multiple child sex offences following a joint investigation into an online classified platform in southeast Queensland.