WA to get first shelter for male victims of domestic violence

WA to get first shelter for male victims of domestic violence

Statistics reveal one in 18 men have experienced physical and/or sexual violence by a current or previous partner,while one in seven have experienced emotional abuse.

  • byRebecca Peppiatt

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‘Community paralysed’:Father and son,aged 2,found dead in suspected murder-suicide

‘Community paralysed’:Father and son,aged 2,found dead in suspected murder-suicide

The boy’s mother called police after the 38-year-old man failed to return from a custody visit. Four hours later two bodies were discovered at a unit.

  • byJessica McSweeney andEryk Bagshaw
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs admits beating singer Cassie,says he’s sorry

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs admits beating singer Cassie,says he’s sorry

Security footage emerged over the weekend of the rapper beating his then-girlfriend and protégé in 2016. Combs has now released his own video,saying his actions were inexcusable.

  • byAndrew Dalton
Police stormed in to arrest a violent DV offender. Another five minutes and they may have been too late
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Crime

Police stormed in to arrest a violent DV offender. Another five minutes and they may have been too late

Police have completed a sweeping crackdown on domestic and family violence,targeting the state’s most dangerous offenders. This is an inside look at the raids.

  • byClare Sibthorpe
Charges laid over stabbing of sleeping homeless man on St Georges Terrace

Charges laid over stabbing of sleeping homeless man on St Georges Terrace

It will be alleged the accused approached the victim and stabbed him twice in the back as he lay defenceless in his sleeping bag.

  • byEmma Young
Video appears to show Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs beating singer Cassie in hotel hallway

Video appears to show Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs beating singer Cassie in hotel hallway

The video from 2016 is the latest in a months-long series of public allegations and revelations of physical and sexual violence against the hip-hop mogul.

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Inside the secret place saving women

Inside the secret place saving women

It is hidden behind a high fence and protected by 16 security cameras. This place of safety is where women escaping violence get the chance for a new life.

  • byWendy Tuohy
Tears,abuse,remorse:Inside Sydney’s domestic violence court
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Courts

Tears,abuse,remorse:Inside Sydney’s domestic violence court

NSW established the Specialist Family Violence court list in September last year. So how is it working?

  • byJordan Baker
As a reporter,my inbox is civil. Then I read what my female colleagues are sent
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As a reporter,my inbox is civil. Then I read what my female colleagues are sent

The internet is modern society’s sewer. It is vital to life but when it breaks,it is a disaster. And for women,it has proved toxic and dangerous.

  • byJohn Silvester
Dutton pledges to slash permanent migration to 140,000 a year

Dutton pledges to slash permanent migration to 140,000 a year

In his budget reply speech,the opposition leader intensified a political fight over housing and congestion by vowing to drive permanent migration below Labor’s target.

  • byDavid Crowe
‘Dereliction of duty’:Coalition tries to push through DV bail laws without reading them

‘Dereliction of duty’:Coalition tries to push through DV bail laws without reading them

Shadow attorney-general Alister Henskens wanted to suspend standing orders to allow new domestic violence laws to pass without consultation.

  • byAlexandra Smith