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Top Stories This Week: Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announces a Royal Commission in the wake of the Bondi attack, as questions mount over systemic failures and public safety. The Climate Council warns that air pollution is putting children at risk at schools across the country, urging urgent action as new data highlights the scale of …

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Report calls for rethink on domestic violence responses

Statistics show one in four women and one in 14 men have experienced intimate partner violence since age 15 — a stark reminder of a worsening crisis. Australia’s response to domestic violence is evolving – including SA’s latest Royal Commission, the spread of coercive control laws to increased training for police and law enforcement. But, …

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SA’s Royal Commission into Domestic Violence signals hope for advocates

Content Warning: the following contains discussion of domestic violence which may be distressing for some.   Over 5000 voices of lived experience – that’s how many spoke up to inform South Australia’s first Royal Commission into domestic, family and sexual violence. The final report, centring largely on those voices was handed down Tuesday. Commissioner Natasha …

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