‘Tremendous step’:National ad campaign to tackle child sexual abuse

‘Tremendous step’:National ad campaign to tackle child sexual abuse

Child safety advocates have praised the campaign as a powerful step in helping prevent sexual abuse.

  • byLisa Visentin

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Whistleblowers need their own watchdog:Crossbench

Whistleblowers need their own watchdog:Crossbench

Two whistleblowers facing trial need more than ‘a discussion paper by Christmas’ from a government that’s promised better protections,the independent MPs say.

  • byDavid Crowe
Personal data to get greater protection,but targeted ads will keep coming

Personal data to get greater protection,but targeted ads will keep coming

The attorney-general has revealed Labor’s plan to ban companies marketing products to kids and mandate transparency about the use of personal data.

  • byPaul Sakkal
Australians forced to navigate different defamation laws across country

Australians forced to navigate different defamation laws across country

A person being sued for defamation has different defences available to them based on which state or territory law applies,prompting calls for a national overhaul.

  • byMichaela Whitbourn
Judges revolt amid legal threats from litigants following landmark ruling

Judges revolt amid legal threats from litigants following landmark ruling

The Federal Circuit and Family Court says its judges are facing threats of lawsuits after a Federal Court decision holding a judge personally liable for wrongly imprisoning a father.

  • byMichaela Whitbourn andGeorgina Mitchell
The change to ‘equal say’ about to transform court custody battles

The change to ‘equal say’ about to transform court custody battles

Courts will now need to consider a history of family violence,abuse and neglect when they determine a child’s best interests in divorce proceedings.

  • byNatassia Chrysanthos
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Keys,phone ... knife? For some children it’s now normal to carry weapons,MP says

Keys,phone ... knife? For some children it’s now normal to carry weapons,MP says

Melbourne-based federal MP Michelle Ananda-Rajah has called for Victoria Police to be allowed metal-detecting wands to randomly scan people for weapons.

  • byNicole Precel andAlex Crowe
No campaign dumps campaigners over racist remarks,distances itself from Adler

No campaign dumps campaigners over racist remarks,distances itself from Adler

Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus said Peter Dutton should disassociate himself from David Adler after reports he suggested journalist Stan Grant artificially darkened his skin.

  • byPaul Sakkal
‘A place where Australia comes together’:All you need to know about the Garma Festival

‘A place where Australia comes together’:All you need to know about the Garma Festival

Australia’s largest and most influential annual First Nations event begins in Arnhem Land at the weekend,with the Voice to parliament the central talking point.

  • byJack Latimore
‘Failure is not an option’:Dreyfus optimistic Voice referendum will overcome opposition

‘Failure is not an option’:Dreyfus optimistic Voice referendum will overcome opposition

Speaking in Canada – where Justin Trudeau has tied his legacy to improving the lives of Indigenous people – Dreyfus hit out at the No campaign,accusing it of stoking fear.

  • byFarrah Tomazin
‘Ozanda’:Australia,Canada could be powerful strategic partners,says Julie Bishop

‘Ozanda’:Australia,Canada could be powerful strategic partners,says Julie Bishop

Speaking in Toronto,the former deputy Liberal leader also suggested Canada should have a greater role in the AUKUS military pact.

  • byFarrah Tomazin