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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 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 […]

Inspired by the Bechdel Test, a Swedish video-game trade group wants to determine if video games that don't promote gender equality deserve a "sexist" label similar to those for violence, adult language, and sexually explicit content.

Samantha Lewthwaite, a "bright and popular" British schoolgirl who went on to become one of the world’s most wanted terror suspects, has reportedly been shot dead by a Russian sniper.

New York firefighters have rescued two window washers who were stuck on collapsed scaffolding 69 storeys above the ground at the World Trade Center site in Manhattan. According to reports the cradle malfunctioned on Wednesday shortly before 1pm. Around 2 p.m., rescue workers were seen cutting a hole in a window and pulling the dangling […]

Westpac CEO Gail Kelly has announced that she will retire from her position in February next year. Mrs Kelly will be replaced by Brian Hartzer, the chief executive of Westpac’s Australian Financial Services division. Chairman Lindsay Maxsted said Ms Kelly, who has led Westpac for seven years, made “outstanding contribution” to the bank. “Gail is […]