• Israeli-Palestinian conflict

Israel evacuates soccer fans from Amsterdam after violence

Benjamin Netanyahu has directed two rescue planes be sent to the Netherlands capital to assist fans caught up in attacks described as antisemitic.

• Updated Nov 9, 2024

• Domestic violence

Domestic violence services to get millions of dollars in funding boost

On Friday, the national cabinet will consider urgent responses to violence against women and children, following a review delivered in August.

• Sep 5, 2024
• Tom McIlroy

• Taylor Swift

Taylor Swift concerts cancelled over terrorist attack fears

Two suspects were arrested one day before the singer’s first concert date in the Austrian capital Vienna.

• Aug 8, 2024
• Alexandra Schwarz-Goerlich and Riham Alkousaa

• Crime

Danish prime minister attacked, man arrested

Mette Frederiksen was assaulted by a man in Kultorvet public square in the centre of the Danish capital Copenhagen, local media reported.

• Jun 8, 2024
• James Rothwell

• Domestic violence

Treat violent men like terrorists or gangsters, experts say

Swift sanctions, including jail, are needed to stop domestic violence, say researchers, who argue no amount of “respectful relationships training” will stop some men.

• May 1, 2024
• Tom Burton

• Domestic violence

Albanese calls crisis meeting on male violence against women

The prime minister will hold a national cabinet meeting after being heckled at a Canberra rally protesting against a “national crisis” of gendered violence.

• Apr 28, 2024
• Ronald Mizen

• Analysis
• Terror charges

Why so many younger men are so angry

Australia’s ‘crisis of male violence against women’ reflects a growing gender divide triggered by alienation and resentment, researchers say.

• Apr 19, 2024
• Emma Connors

• Crime

Chaos and violence sparks youth curfew in Alice Springs

The Northern Territory government has imposed a two-week youth curfew, set to restrict movement between 6pm and 6am, from Wednesday night.

• Mar 27, 2024
• Tom McIlroy

Gunman kills at least 15 people in Prague university shooting

Czech police responded to the shooting at Charles University’s faculty of arts building in Jan Palach Square, later reporting the shooter had been “eliminated”.

• Dec 22, 2023
• Jan Lopatka and Jason Hovet

• Harassment

Firms aren’t ready for a wave of new sexual harassment rules

Fewer than half of directors are confident their companies will be able to meet to new workplace sexual harassment rules when they come into force next week.

• Dec 7, 2023
• Sally Patten

• University

Ombudsman could step in when unis fail on sexual assault

Universities that fail to resolve sexual assault claims could come under the watchful eye of a new national student ombudsman.

• Nov 22, 2023
• Julie Hare

• Brazil

Gunman misfires in attempt to shoot Argentine vice president

The vice president did not appear to have suffered any injury, and the man was overpowered within seconds as he stood among a crowd of her supporters.

• Sep 2, 2022
• Debora Rey and Almudena Calatrava

• Literature

Why I wrote a book about being stalked

Author Ellis Gunn thought she’d dealt with the trauma of being pursued by a stranger, until she sat down to write a book about homesickness.

• May 14, 2022
• Ellis Gunn

• Domestic violence

Financial abuse costs $10.9b a year, report finds

CBA chief executive Matt Comyn says an advertising campaign will draw attention to support services the bank will offer to help domestic violence victims.

• Feb 24, 2022
• James Eyers

• Film

‘I didn’t pull the trigger’: Baldwin

Alec Baldwin said in his first interview since the gun he was holding on a film set killed the cinematographer that someone is responsible, but it is not him.

• Dec 3, 2021
• Andrew Dalton