Child abuse
Jelena just needed people to believe in her. She was lucky enough to find three
The star player-turned-commentator says she is “extra proud” of what she has achieved after her tennis career.
- by Jordan Baker
Latest
Sam Altman’s younger sister files lawsuit claiming he sexually abused her
The OpenAI chief and founder denies the allegations, which are similar to claims his sister Anne Altman has long made online.
- by Cade Metz
Woman who exposed depraved paedophile found not guilty
She is the former colleague of childcare worker Ashley Griffith, who was sentenced to life behind bars over 1600 child abuse offences.
- by Fraser Barton
Exclusive
Queensland Police
Mother complained about childcare rapist 13 years before he was caught
Police have now launched an investigation into the handling of her 2009 complaint over Australia’s worst paedophile.
- by Dan Nolan
Analysis
Naked City
The high-tech sleuthing banks are using to help cops catch crooks
Former AFP officer turned bank executive Chris Sheehan says banks and law enforcement have a common interest.
- by John Silvester
Bulldogs’ payout to sex-abuse victim halved on appeal to $2.6 million
A landmark sexual abuse payout of almost $6 million has been more than halved after the Western Bulldogs Football Club won an appeal.
- by Brittany Busch
Girl once accused of Footscray murder pleads to be let outside
An application to keep the 13-year-old in a secure facility for another six months has been approved by the Supreme Court.
- by Emily Woods
Opinion
Social media
We’ve turned kids into outlaws. It won’t work, but we can still make social media safer for them
Australia’s Privacy Commissioner has serious concerns about the laws passed on Friday, but, she explains, we can use privacy legislation to make the internet better for young people.
- by Carly Kind
Life term for ‘depraved and violent’ childcare rapist
One of Australia’s worst paedophiles has been jailed for sex offences he committed over 19 years in childcare centres. Warning: distressing content.
- by Rex Martinich
Private school commissioned a warts-and-all history. But now, it’s been canned
A victim of child abuse at St Andrew’s Cathedral School wanted to tell his tale in the school’s history. But now the school has gone cold on the project.
- by Jordan Baker
Behind the scenes of the starvation trial that gripped Perth
A Floreat couple who allegedly lived in squalor inside their multimillion-dollar mansion were found guilty of mistreating their severely underweight daughter.
- by Rebecca Peppiatt
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