December 2024
Mangione charged with terrorism act over UnitedHealthcare CEO shooting
The district attorney said Brian Thompson’s death on a midtown Manhattan street “was a killing that was intended to evoke terror. And we’ve seen that reaction”.
CEO shooter reveals his motivation in handwritten note
The 26-year-old Ivy League graduate charged with gunning down a health insurance executive made an angry outburst as he appeared in court.
Ivy League graduate charged over CEO’s New York murder
Police charged Luigi Mangione with murder after his earlier arrest at a McDonald’s in Pennsylvania. He allegedly had a gun and silencer with him.
Manhattan murder frightens executives everywhere
Many companies view investor meetings such as the one that the UnitedHealthcare boss was walking to as security risks because they are highly publicised.
Banks, insurers told to work harder to prevent financial abuse
A committee chaired by Labor senator Deborah O’Neill has tabled 61 recommendations to reduce the insidious practice.
November 2024
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.
September 2024
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.
August 2024
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.
June 2024
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.
April 2024
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.
April 2024
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.
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.
March 2024
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.
December 2023
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”.
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.
November 2023
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.
September 2022
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.
May 2022
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.
February 2022
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.
December 2021
‘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.