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Owen Cooper stars as 13-year-old Jamie Miller in Adolescence. The series illustrates how vulnerable young boys can be when they fall under the influence of toxic masculinity.

After ‘Adolescence’: How a TV show made Britain confront its problem with lost boys

Boys are falling into a dangerous world full of anger and entitlement, experts say, and it shouldn’t take a TV show to stop it.

  • Rob Harris

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Minister for the Prevention of Domestic Violence Amanda Camm said the reforms are about protecting victims and holiding perpetrators to account.

‘Critical, overdue’: Police to get on-the-spot protection powers for DV victims

Queensland police are set to be given new powers to target domestic violence offenders and help ease pressure on the overstretched force.

  • Courtney Kruk
The Geelong Revival Centre.

Controlling cults face parliamentary spotlight amid push for new laws

After a push from ex-members and reporting on a controversial Victorian church, a new inquiry will examine coercive control by organisations.

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Laura is a victim of financial abuse.

‘I did it to put you in jail’: Tax system is ‘weaponised’ to harm partners, ombudsman finds

Victims often became aware they owed significant amounts only when they received penalty notices, and they usually had to pay the debts.

  • Wendy Tuohy
Mackenzie Anderson, 21, died after being found with critical injuries on Friday.

The jealous killer Mackenzie couldn’t escape

Mackenzie Anderson had an AVO against her former partner Tyrone Thompson. He was also on parole. It couldn’t protect her from 78 frenzied stab wounds.

  • Jordan Baker
Australia’s 47th parliament recapped.

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  • Natassia Chrysanthos
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Bound together: Kathryn Joy, Rebecca Burdon and Beverley Attard spent years searching for people with shared experience after their mothers were killed.

Years after their mothers were killed, these child survivors finally found each other

Trauma and tragedy linked these children who lost their mothers to domestic violence. They had to fight to find each other as adults.

  • Cassandra Morgan
Financial advisor Julie Dal Pra sectured pro bono help from 78 people to free Christine (in background) from her ex-husband’s fraudulent directorships, loans and tax debt in her name totalling $9.5 million.

Julie discovered an abuse victim’s ex had left the woman saddled with $12m in debt

It took 77 people working for free, and three years’ full-time work, to save a stay-at-home mother from a mountain of fraudulent business debts created by her ex-husband.

  • Wendy Tuohy
Lilie James’ mother described her as “beautiful, independent, intelligent, kind [and] loyal”.

‘This is a man who couldn’t cope’: Experts grapple with murder of Lilie James

Lilie James could not have known that Paul Thijssen would react with such violence to her decision to end their relationship.

  • Jordan Baker
Lilie James was more socially adroit than Thijssen.

‘I’m so sorry we couldn’t protect you’: Heartbreaking tribute from Lilie James’ mother

Confronting videos of Paul Thijssen preparing to kill his St Andrew’s Cathedral School colleague have been released by the inquest into both their deaths.

  • Jordan Baker

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