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Australia’s rates of domestic homicide are on par with similar countries – the United Kingdom, Canada and New Zealand – but Hayley Boxall, a research fellow with the Australian National ...
A report by Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) in 2018, entitled Family, domestic and sexual violence in Australia, noted that while family violence occurs across all ages and demographic groups, it mostly affects women and children, and at particular risk are Indigenous, young and pregnant women. The report revealed that 1 in 6 ...
[8] [12] Both James and Thijssen had no previous domestic violence-related issues or apprehended violence orders. [14] On 25 October 2023 at approximately 7 p.m., James went into the school's gymnasium toilet before CCTV captured Thijssen following behind her. [5] [15] The two split just days prior and it was assumed a fight ensued in the ...
Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Monday described domestic violence as a “national crisis” after thousands rallied around the country against violence toward women. Thousands ...
The Mutten case has highlighted a New South Wales law which is harsher than in every other state. From the time that the accused is charged with a crime involving a child, the child’s name, and any information identifying them, can no longer be reported. This is despite the child's name being widely circulated during the earlier search for her.
The murders sparked a national debate about domestic violence in Australia, [1] [2] [3] after reports emerged that Baxter had a history of violence and alleged misogyny [4] [5] [6] and had been subjected to a domestic violence order (DVO) as well as child custody orders as recently as the month of the murders.
Noting evidence of crime "hotspots", the high incidence of domestic violence and the correlation with alcohol, it said "there is a need to implement evidence-based crime reduction strategies targeting both acute and chronic hotspots, as well as strategies that can reduce alcohol consumption and related harms, reduce the overrepresentation of ...
Originally, video games within Australia were only rated up to the MA15+ rating. At the time, the R18+ classification rating could only be given to films, but a video game with content deemed fitting for the R18+ rating could be classified as "Refused Classification" due to an appropriate classification not being available for the medium.