3 d. ago Security guard claims she didn’t report sexual harassment at outback WA pub due to ‘stigma’

Stewart Burchell is on trial in WA’s District Court after a number of women accused him of indecent assault, sexual harassment and rape.

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5 d. ago ‘Skimpy’ bartender accused of fabricating sexual assault complaint in ex

Stewart Burchell is on trial in the WA District Court, accused of raping and indecently assaulting backpackers who worked at the outback pub he managed.

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5 d. ago ‘Little fight with the wife’: Trump trivialises domestic violence amid crime crackdown

The president made the remarks just as a court in New York upheld a verdict finding he must pay writer E. Jean Carroll $126 million for defaming her after denying her claim of sexual assault.

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6 d. ago Woman accused of murdering her children, leaving bodies in suitcases faces NZ trial

Hakyung Lee has pleaded not guilty to killing her two children in 2018, shortly before she moved to South Korea.

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6 d. ago The bodies of two children were found in suitcases. Now their mother is standing trial

A family found the bodies of the two children after they bought the contents of an abandoned storage unit during an online auction.

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6 d. ago Online reporting option a welcome step for sexual assault victims

The scourge of sexual violence remains regrettably prevalent in Australia, but the number of alleged assaults reported to police does not give the full picture.

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2 w. ago Linda Reynolds wins Brittany Higgins defamation case, awarded $315k in damages

Ex-senator Linda Reynolds has been awarded $315,000 in damages with a judge finding alleged sexual assault victim Brittany Higgins defamed her in social media posts.

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3 w. ago Psychedelics are helping people face death with peace in breakthrough trial

A compound from magic mushrooms is being used to alleviate the fear and despair faced by terminally ill patients.

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3 w. ago Former NSW prison guard convicted of raping colleague, facing trial for sexually assaulting another

Details about Scott Barry Hawken’s crimes, charges and multiple alleged victims can finally be revealed after the lifting of non-publication orders.

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4 w. ago They have waited years for justice. Now, these 9/11 families are losing hope

Almost 24 years on from the September 11 attacks, many relatives of victims are resigned to possibility that the accused perpetrators will never face trial.

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4 w. ago They’ve waited years for justice. Now, these 9/11 families are losing hope

Almost 24 years on from September 11, many relatives of victims are facing up to the possibility that those accused of orchestrating the attacks will never face trial.

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