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Boardwalk Empire and Dawson’s Creek actor accused of multiple domestic violence charges

“I don’t usually address things like this, but this is a very serious topic, and what’s being said about me is just not true.”

Victims of domestic violence could be at greater risk of criminalisation under a plan to give police rapid protection powers, advocates warn.

Guardian Australia has asked every police jurisdiction how it assesses risk in family violence offenders to get a better understanding of how the system should work

Internal DOJ documents confirmed that 365 competitive grants—valued at $811 million when awarded and to be paid out over three years—are being terminated.

Scott Minigle's partner, Jodie Lovell, died in 2020 after falling from a 10th-floor balcony at Sydney's Hyatt Regency hotel.

Childcare, housing, domestic violence and climate change should be front of mind for women when they vote at the election, prominent MPs say.

In the past week, at least seven women have been killed in Australia, allegedly by men. These deaths have occurred in different contexts – across state borders, communities and relationships. But are united by one truth: they are part of the ongoing national crisis of men’s violence against women and…

“Women’s” issues are once again playing a significant role in the election debate as Labor and the Liberals trade barbs over which parties’ policies will benefit women most. In the latest salvo, the opposition has announced a $90 million package to combat family and domestic violence.