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The Australian Institute of Criminology report found hundreds of vulnerable women are immigrating each year for marriage, only to be enslaved and mistreated. Individual cases included a woman who was forced to look after her mother-in-law and a family of 15 while her husband, who kept her passport, instead lived with his girlfriend. Another, The […]

Former First Lady Jackie Kennedy Onassis’s private letters to an Irish priest have been handed to an Irish court ahead of their auction next month.

The changes to the Crimes (Domestic and Personal Violence) Act 2007 come into action today, with Sergeants and those higher in the ranks of the NSW Police Force granted authorisation to issue the provisional restraining orders. Police can also remove an offender from the scene immediately if it ensures safety for the victim. Previously police […]

The 39-year-old told the Sunday Herald Sun that Rianna was five months pregnant with the couple’s first son. “We’ve got two little girls at the moment, so it’s good to know we’ve got a little boy coming along,” he said. “I’ll be able to spend some time in the backyard honing his cricket skills in,” […]

Speaking at the Calvin Klein’s Women in Film party at the Cannes Film Festival, the 45-year-old star said: “Jane Campion is right to say that there’s an inherent sexism in the film industry. But there’s also a lack of women putting themselves forward”. The Oscar-nominated actress also said female directors and actors have a different […]

Hughes was convicted of 10 child sex charges on April 7, including seven counts of indecent assault, two counts of sexual assault and one count of assault with an act of indecency. According to the Daily Telegraph, Judge Peter Zahra said the 65-year-old had to be sentenced based on sentencing laws at the time of […]

The Opposition Leader Bill Shorten delivered his Budget Reply Speech Wednesday evening, signalling the Opposition will block significant parts of the Abbott government’s budget. “If you want an election, try us,” Mr Shorten said, implying that the Labor Party may go so far as to force another election by blocking much of the budget in […]

Tennis has been served with a sexism debate over the controversial placement of sponsor's logos across the breasts of female players.

Trial judge Thokozile Masipa ordered the 27-year-old be assessed for a mental illness after an application from Prosecutor Gerrie Nel. Psychiatrist Meryll Vorster reportedly told the court earlier this week that the athlete was suffering from anxiety. ABC News reported Prosecutor Nel wanted to stop Pistorius, who shot and killed his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, from later appealing […]

Mr Rudd said he appointed Senator Arbib to Parliamentary Secretary to oversee the rollout of the $2.8 billion program, as he would not be distracted by other portfolios and would be a ‘another set of eyes’ overlooking the program. “Senator Arbib was known as a highly competent, highly effective individual, known for his attention to […]