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Cam Williams pleads not guilty to Hunter assault charges

Mr Williams, a former Channel 9 sports presenter, made a brief appearance in Singleton Local Court on Thursday morning where he pleaded not guilty to assaulting his wife

Newcastle Herald

Three men helped driver commit 2016 Bastille day atrocity, court hears

Mohamed Lahouaiej-Bouhlel implicated three men in plot to drive heavy truck into crowd in 2016

The Guardian - UK

Qld govt ambivalent about police watchdog

Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk is non-committal about a new police watchdog, saying a new public sector complaints "clearing house" is being planned.

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MP's emotional speech on domestic violence

Ahead of the international day to eliminate violence against women, a Liberal MP has delivered a powerful speech about her experience supporting a loved one.

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'The crisis point is now': new women's refuges welcome as services struggle to meet demand

Three new refuges for domestic violence victims across the Hunter is a welcome start, but Jenny's Place executive manager Marcia Chapman believes even with double that number, services would still struggle to meet demand.

Newcastle Herald

How Newcastle is taking a stand against gender-based violence

"We need to be looking as a community at how we prevent violence against women from happening.

Newcastle Herald

Interfaith fight against family violence

Prominent religious leaders from across the spectrum have joined forces with the NSW government to work towards ending domestic and family violence.

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Qld top cop says COVID-19 hindered reform

Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk will restructure the police force to stamp out a culture of sexism, racism and misogyny, but the top cop will stay.

AAP

Commission of inquiry into Queensland police culture and responses to domestic violence report handed down

A report into Queensland police responses to domestic violence finds a "failure of leadership" allowed cultural issues within the service to fester "unchecked" for years, recommending the state government establish a police integrity unit to handle police complaints.

ABC News

Over 45,000 domestic violence calls made to gardai so far in 2022

The figures were collated nationwide from the Garda Pulse system up until 1.30am on November 11

Irish Mirror

Former TV sports presenter Cameron Williams charged with domestic violence offence

Former high-profile sports presenter for Nine News Sydney, Cameron Williams, has been charged with a domestic violence offence in the Hunter Region.

ABC News

Queensland police whistleblower goes public to argue commissioner Katarina Carroll should lose her job

Kate Pausina ‘bared her soul’ by revealing the harassment and bullying she suffered to the inquiry into QPS. She wants to see change

The Guardian - AU

Staggering 45,000 calls reporting domestic abuse to gardaí already this year

New figures have been released by Minister Helen McEntee

Irish Mirror

Domestic violence survivor who killed her husband after he assaulted her sentenced to seven and a half years' jail

A domestic violence survivor who killed her husband after he had just beaten her in front of neighbours could be released from jail after spending just over two years in custody.

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Most small businesses feel effects of domestic violence on staff, but are ill-equipped to manage impacts

New research shows that more than half of Australian small business owners suspect one of their staff members is experiencing domestic violence, but many feel ill-equipped to fix it.

Dublin Live

Saoirse Domestic Violence Services appeal for help in granting Christmas wishes this year

The Saoirse women's refuge first opened in Tallaght in 2006 and provides a range of services to women and children fleeing domestic violence

AAP

DV coverage may spur copycats: study

Graphic media coverage of domestic violence cases could contribute to "copycat'' behaviour, a new University of Queensland study suggests.

The Guardian - AU

NSW passes law to make coercive control a stand-alone offence in an Australian first

Attorney general Mark Speakman said government could have spent years more in consultation but instead acted to ‘save lives’

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NSW parliament makes coercive control a criminal offence, passes lower house vote

New South Wales becomes only one of a handful of places in the world to criminalise coercive control, as the bill passes the lower house.

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'Historic': coercive control banned in NSW

Coercive control is now a criminal offence in NSW, with the government confident the new law will save the lives of those affected by domestic violence.

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White Ribbon Distances Itself From ‘Offensive’ Anti-Family Violence Jetski Parade In Sydney

White Ribbon Australia says it's not involved in plans to hold a parade of 50 jetskis on Sydney Harbour to campaign against family violence.

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Legal Aid ACT refuses to pay 'not insignificant' ransom to hackers who stole data of Canberra domestic violence survivors

Legal Aid ACT is being praised by authorities for refusing to give in to the demands of hackers who stole sensitive client information from the legal service.

The Texas Tribune

Federal judge in Texas rules that disarming those under protective orders violates their Second Amendment rights

U.S. District Judge David Counts signed another opinion Thursday that cited a lack of historical record on laws relating to domestic violence to justify disarming abusers. Advocates fear the ruling will put more victims in harm’s way.

AAP

DV added to SA anti-discrimination laws

The South Australian government will move to add domestic violence to those experiences and attributes protected against discrimination.

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Farmer Wants A Wife’s Sam Messina Has Been Found Guilty Of Domestic Violence Against His Ex-GF

Messina’s ex-girlfriend told the court the pair’s relationship was filled with abuse and intimidation.

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