Violence
Phil Cleary giving men a sporting chance to end violence against women
The famous football coach and anti-violence campaigner is a regular at community sporting clubs to reinforce messages of respect and equality.
- by Adam Cooper
Latest
Video of men attacking women at restaurant sparks outrage in China
Surveillance footage of men assaulting women at a restaurant in China has unleashed a flood of outrage, renewing a debate over the country’s treatment of women.
- by Andrew Galbraith
Two teenagers critical after inner-Sydney birthday party knife fight
Two teenagers are in a critical condition and a police investigation is under way after three attendees at a birthday party in the inner city were stabbed on Sunday.
- by Mary Ward
Queen’s Wharf casino excluded from rules to reduce alcohol violence
In its final response to a review of rules passed after the 2016 one-punch death of teenager Cole Miller, the state government says casinos already operate under a “higher level of scrutiny”.
- by Matt Dennien
Perth student pulls out knife in classroom over umbrella spat
The Gilmore College student can be seen chasing a girl around a table before he pulls the knife from his bag and points it at her, causing students to hide and flee the room.
- by Heather McNeill
Exclusive
Australia votes
Where has the women’s rage of 2021 gone?
Women account for 40 per cent of all candidates across both houses of parliament, and are volunteering for political campaigns in droves.
- by Caitlin Fitzsimmons
‘Money talks’: the rise and rise of police rewards for unsolved crimes
In recent years, there has been a marked increase in million-dollar rewards on offer. In NSW, there are currently 248 rewards ranging from $50,000 to $1 million on offer for information that leads to a conviction.
- by Jenny Noyes and Sally Rawsthorne
Opinion
LGBTQ
When is a man not a man? The tragedy of two Scotts, a killer and his victim
Sitting within homophobia’s rotten core is an outdated belief of who and what a man is, and what a man is not. It is directly related to the gender-based violence that is inflicted on women.
- by Nicolas Parkhill
Analysis
Courts
Why Scott Johnson’s brother fears more killers of gay men may not be brought to justice
The brother of murdered gay man Scott Johnson wants the dignity and justice he has been granted with the jailing of Johnson’s killer to be extended to other victims and their families.
- by Rick Feneley
Dozens killed in mosque bombing in Afghanistan, Taliban says
A bombing at a mosque and religious school in Afghanistan has killed at least 33 people, including students of a religious school.
- by Kathy Gannon and Mohammad Shaob Amin
Exclusive
Alcohol
Link between bottle shops and domestic violence focus of new research
The head of the state’s Independent Liquor and Gaming Authority has commissioned research investigating the impact of alcohol availability on domestic violence and assault in NSW.
- by Lucy Cormack