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There are serious concerns for SA Cricketer Phil Hughes who is reportedly in a critical condition after being struck in the head by a cricket ball at the SCG.

Freya Newman, a former part-time librarian at the Whitehouse School of Design, was handed a two-year good behaviour bond with no conviction against her on Tuesday for accessing unauthorised data. The 21-year-old accessed information about the director’s scholarship awarded to Frances Abbott in 2011 by using another staff member’s passwords without permission. In May The […]

A secret app that enables women to alert friends if they are being threatened by their partners is being launched this week in memory of Lisa Harnum, who was thrown to her death from her apartment balcony by her abusive fiancé.

The mother of a newborn baby boy that was left in a stormwater drain in Sydney’s west for five days has been refused bail in court today. The 30-year-old woman’s case was heard in Blacktown Local Court after she was charged with attempted murder overnight. She did not appear in court and there was no application […]

Men are most likely to be perpetrators of domestic violence – but they're also an integral part of the solution. Clair Weaver meets four inspiring men who have confronted the ugly reality of violence against women in their everyday lives.

Senator Jacqui Lambie has announced she has quit the Palmer United Party (PUP). She will now sit as an independent in the senate. “My resignation today will end that damaging speculation and uncertainty,” she reportedly told parliament. “I must be free to vote in the Senate in the best interest of Tasmanians”. Ms Lambie spent […]

Mark Latham has today published a column in which he basically says that a columnist on The Sydney Morning Herald, Lisa Pryor, should be ashamed of herself for admitting that she takes medication to manage her depression.

The trio share their strong views on the deeply divisive issue in a series of videos for the ‘We’re Better Than This’ movement, which describes itself as having “grown from a decision by ordinary Australians to do something about the extraordinary cruelty of our Government towards the hundreds of innocent children in detention/deterrence camps.” Actress Rachel […]

The leader of the Palmer United Party (PUP), Clive Palmer, says Jacqui Lambie has been removed as deputy leader by the parliamentary party. Mr Palmer said in a statement that Senator Lambie had also been suspended from attending any parliamentary meetings of the party. “Jacqui Lambie has failed to attend the last three parliamentary party […]

Prince William has teamed up with the popular video game, Angry Birds, in a bid to stop illegal poaching of animals.