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Denham Sadler Laws that allow police to stop and search people without a warrant – including children and people with no prior offences – are criticised as a breach of human rights.

Rick Morton As Australia struggles with a surge in calls for help to domestic violence services, treatment programs for violent men are also struggling to meet demand.

Rick Morton Karen Webb was an unexpected pick for commissioner of the NSW Police Force. She came through a field defined by infighting, phone taps and complex power plays. Now she is at the forefront of the country’s response to domestic violence.

Chanel Contos While women express fear and anger over the many already murdered this year, national cabinet’s resolutions have failed to confront the ways in which activities such as sport, gambling and drinking can exacerbate male violence.

Debra Adelaide Two horrific stabbing incidents with two very different explanations – one mental health, the other terrorism – demonstrate the disconnect between how violence affects women and how it is treated by authorities.

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Bruce Lehrmann’s rape of Brittany Higgins has dragged in dozens of people, almost all of them damaged by the scandal and its fallout.