Online abuse forcing girls to abandon social media

Online abuse is driving girls to quit social media platforms including Facebook, Instagram and Twitter, with nearly 60 per cent experiencing harassment, a global study has shown.

Elder abuse complaints on rise during lockdown

Aged care advocates have raised concerns about a rise in elder abuse referrals amid the coronavirus pandemic.

From the National Summit for the Prevention of Violence Against Women and Children 2018. Source: SA Unions

SA high on DV list as extra crisis beds open

Extra domestic violence accommodation beds are being made available across South Australia from today, as statistics showed the state ranked fourth in the nation for incidents of partner-based violence.

Vatican says nuns abused, kicked out, forced into prostitution

The Vatican women’s magazine is blaming the drastic drop in the number of nuns worldwide in part on their wretched working conditions and the sexual abuse and abuses of power they suffer at the hands of priests and their own superiors.

Victoria next state to compel priests to report confessed child sex abuse

Victoria is joining South Australia, Tasmania and Western Australia in moving to introduce laws to force priests to report child sex abuse revealed to them during the sacrament of confession.

Tasmanian law forces priests to report confessed child sex abuse

Laws forcing priests in Tasmania to report allegations of child sex abuse revealed during confession have passed through the state’s lower house.