Morning Mail: the 48-hour DVO danger period, pregnancy drug shortage, au revoir to the Paralympics

Maria Costigan's neice Tara was murdered in Canberra by her ex-partner, after she took out a DVO the day prior. Photograph: Teagan Glenane/The Guardian

Good morning. Today we look at the dangers facing women in the first 48 hours after they seek the justice system’s protection from family violence.

Plus pregnant women in Australia are being forced to rely on older drugs vulnerable to supply chain disruptions – in part because of their “systematic exclusion” from clinical trials for new medicines.