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Ryan Crowley and Lauren Dunn.

Ex-Docker accused of further domestic violence by MAFS star

The new charges relate to incidents that occurred back in 2019 and 2020 when the pair were dating.

  • Hannah Murphy

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Hannah McGuire, 23, was found dead in April 2024.

Ballarat man Lachlan Young pleads guilty to murder of Hannah McGuire

A man accused of killing Clunes woman Hannah McGuire has pleaded guilty to her murder mid-way through a murder trial, which has seen the jury discharged.

  • Melissa Cunningham
Stephen Morrison has vowed to keep making the trips happen, however many doors he must knock on.

Out in the bush, WA men can help each other. There’s just one problem

I’m so proud of what we’ve achieved with these men. But behind my smiles and good humour, my frustration is growing. Must I keep going out with cap in hand?

  • Stephen Morrison
Assistant Commissioner Peter McKenna

This tool was designed to identify DV victims at serious risk. It failed

A redesigned tool for NSW Police to identify the level of risk to victims was found faulty less than a month after its launch.

  • Alexandra Smith
Hannah McGuire

Alleged murderer formed plan to harm Hannah McGuire days before she was killed, court told

The man accused of murdering Ballarat woman Hannah McGuire allegedly told a workmate he had a plan to drug her, then crash a car while she was unconscious and put her behind the wheel.

  • Melissa Cunningham
Assistant Commissioner Peter McKenna

‘If we don’t get it right, people die’: Every three minutes, police get a call for help

Police have laid hundreds more domestic violence-related charges in the 12 months since controversial coercive control legislation passed.

  • Sally Rawsthorne
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Opposition Leader Sussan Ley during an interview in the Nine studio, at Parliament House.

Ley’s revelations about coercive control will help women. It’s a shame her party won’t do the same

The Liberal leader’s comments were astonishing because in her almost 25 years in parliament, she has worked alongside those who undermine women on a daily basis.

  • Jenna Price
The two-year Escaping Violence Payment trial will be made permanent under the new Leaving Violence Program.

100,000 people have accessed this payment. Now it’s being made permanent

From next week, people leaving a violent relationship will be eligible for up to $5000 in financial support.

  • Millie Muroi
An image of Sikeli Lala being interviewed by police.

Emma’s ex slammed her into a wall and stomped on her head. Reports like hers are increasing

The number of women reporting violent assaults at the hands of former partners has soared 30 per cent in the past five years.

  • Melissa Cunningham
Liberal Leader Sussan Ley has broken with her predecessors to approve the principle of quotas.

Liberal leader shares moment of vulnerability, speaks of the pain of coercive control

In a speech traversing the personal and political, Sussan Ley opened the door to gender equality quotas, saying it was “fine” if Liberal state divisions imposed them.

  • Olivia Ireland

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