Domestic violence
‘I wouldn’t do it again’: The true story behind this gut-wrenching Australian film
Noora Niasari’s Shayda is a stunning debut, a deeply personal film about a mother and daughter trying to spark joy inside a women’s refuge.
- by Karl Quinn
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‘Dysfunctional’ life of ex-bikie at centre of horror Perth murder-suicide revealed
The ex-bikie who murdered his former partner before dying by suicide first entered Perth’s drug world as a teenager before finding solace in a bikie gang, court documents reveal.
- by Heather McNeill
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Renting
Mother and newborn baby face homelessness in rental crisis
A Sydney woman has spent almost two years in a private rental flat in disrepair while on the priority list for social housing. Now the landlord wants her and her six-week-old baby gone.
- by Caitlin Fitzsimmons
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Opinion
People tell me they would never hit their partner. That’s not enough
My sister, like other victims of domestic abuse, was trapped by someone who carefully masked their control.
- by Tarang Chawla
Almost 600 arrested in statewide sting on domestic violence offenders
Those apprehended in the four-day operation include 139 of NSW’s most dangerous domestic abusers.
- by Carrie Fellner
Man accused of murdering ex-wife in car crash had history of violent threats, court told
Troy Armstrong has been refused bail and remains in a Sydney hospital after he was charged with murdering Kristy Armstrong in a crash in NSW’s Central West.
- by Stephanie Gardiner
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Public housing
Public housing wait times top 20 months for Victoria’s most vulnerable
Advocates say the wait times for public housing continue to blow out, meaning those fleeing domestic violence have to live in caravans, boarding homes and cars. Data shows that in March, more than 58,000 families were waiting for public housing.
- by Annika Smethurst
Man charged with murder after wife killed in crash
The man allegedly drove his ute into a car carrying his wife, who died at the scene.
- by Ben Cubby and Michaela Whitbourn
Perth woman thrown into path of oncoming highway traffic
A 39-year-old man, currently behind bars on a range of domestic violence charges, is accused of throwing his 43-year-old partner out of his car and into the path of traffic in February this year.
- by Rebecca Peppiatt
Perth man admits to murdering his partner before crashing his car into a tree
Steven James Alan Dean was distressed and crying as he admitted to stabbing Emmerich Lasakar to death two months ago in their Kewdale home.
- by Rebecca Peppiatt
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National
Why logging off social media could make victims of stalking more vulnerable
For years, women being stalked online have been told to shut down their social media accounts. But new national guidelines suggest that could place them in more danger.
- by Bianca Hall