Despite a rise in the number of Australian women killed by men in 2024, long-term trends involving deaths from domestic violence are falling.
Andrew Brown
A $4.8 million ad campaign to raise awareness of elder abuse and expose the hidden form of cruelty will run over the coming months.
Andrew Brown and Samantha Lock
Anti-Semitic incidents were already rising before the war in Gaza began and has risen even further, the EU rights watchdog says.
Michal Aleksandrowicz
SPECIAL REPORT: Fears grow that general frustration and anger at frontline workers and even retail staff is here to stay as our lives become increasingly isolated.
Dylan Caporn
Fear of being labelled "vanilla" in the bedroom and ignorance of the danger are leading young people to consent to an intimate act posing genuine risk of harm.
Cassandra Morgan
Just three per cent of senior management positions in Australian businesses are held by Asian-Australians, prompting calls for a greater focus on diversity.
Nyk Carnsew
Women should be at the centre of climate policies as they face increased rates of violence and homelessness after disasters, Australian researchers say.
Stephanie Gardiner
Ten same-sex couples have tied the knot in the United States over the internet from Hong Kong, which doesn't formally recognise such unions.
Alice Fung
Victoria's treasurer has revealed his department employs just one First Nations person as he flags potential long-term budget changes.
Family history projects, arts programs and small hall upgrades have a profound effect in country towns. But a major foundation says funding is hard to come by.
Australian women are increasingly seeking help for financial abuse as partners lump them with crippling company tax debts.
Homes Victoria, which manages social housing, lacks a plan to target areas in the state with the highest level of demand, a report says.
How Australians celebrate the lives of their loved ones is changing, but some question whether a funeral industry dominated by two major players can keep up.
Cassandra Morgan and Adrian Black
A proposal to abolish junior rates for retail and food workers over 18 could result in a pay boost for young workers, but industry warns of job losses.
William Ton
An apology has been issued by the Western Australian police and the country health service over the death of a young Aboriginal woman in custody in 2014.
Ethan James
A glittering heart marks Australia's first memorial space for babies lost to miscarriage, a brainchild of a woman who knows the grief of losing an unborn child.
Migrant and refugee children in Australia are more likely to have development issues than their peers, a study has found.
Aaron Bunch
A "civil resistance" group has posted a video of people cutting down the statue of a controversial former colonial premier and surgeon.
Cumberland City Council has scrapped its ban on a kids' book featuring same-sex parenting, a move welcomed by LGBTQI advocates.
Alex Mitchell and Samantha Lock
A statue of former Tasmanian premier William Crowther, which a council had voted to taken down, has been spray painted and cut off at the ankles.
More than $3 million will be pumped into the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions in today’s State Budget as part of a push to tackle a backlog of cases.
Caitlyn Rintoul
People are reaching out for help as debate whether to pay for food in the fridge or a roof over their heads, the Salvation Army says.
Jack Gramenz
The Anglican Church has told a truth-telling inquiry it owns about $1.49 billion worth of land in Victoria in an "incredible" disparity with Aboriginal people.
More than three people a minute sought help from Lifeline amid distress over femicide and domestic violence, as people call for more mental health funding.
Luke Costin