Crime
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Newcastle
‘It’s beyond words’: Ten-year-old girl stabbed to death
A 17-year-old girl was arrested at a home west of Newcastle after a 10-year-old died of multiple stab wounds.
- by Ben Cubby
Latest
Woman found dead in Yangebup home, man taken into custody
A 54-year-old man is assisting police with inquiries into the death of a woman on Sandpiper Loop early on Monday morning.
- by Rebecca Peppiatt and Amber Wilkinson
Women are being killed across Australia. In Ballarat, a family says goodbye
Hannah McGuire’s family and friends celebrated her life at her funeral, wearing white ribbons and remembering her as a proud educator and fun-loving friend.
- by Najma Sambul
Exclusive
WA
Detainee released in High Court ruling stands accused of violent home invasion
A man arrested at the weekend over a home robbery in Perth had been released from immigration detention in November following a landmark court ruling.
- by Rebecca Peppiatt and Hamish Hastie
Analysis
Gender equality
Albanese’s big test as leader is responding to women’s anger. So far, it’s a bad look
Scott Morrison must be feeling either empathy or schadenfreude as he watches Albanese cop bad press for his handling of a rally.
- by Jacqueline Maley
Opinion
Domestic violence
It’s time for men to get uncomfortable, and to stay there even if it’s difficult
To turn this tide of violence against women, men, all men, must have the psychological courage to question their own minds.
- by Elizabeth Oliver
‘Mistaken identity’ arson attack leaves two people with third-degree burns
Police have released CCTV of two masked men allegedly setting fire to a western Sydney home. They say the victims were not the intended target.
- by Jessica McSweeney
CCTV appeal after alleged arson attack in western Sydney
Two were left with third degree burns after the Fairfield attack, which also destroyed a home. Source: NSW Police
Opinion
Opinion
Men who kill their partners were little boys once. What went wrong?
A legion of men will follow the Andrew Tates of this world down their hateful road. Others want to talk about what it means to be a man and re-examine the instructions they were given as boys.
- by David Leser
‘To dad, if you can see this’: Grieving family speaks after alleged gardener murder
“We are shocked and devastated by what has occurred,” the Reeves family said.
- by Cloe Read
Exclusive
Domestic violence
Amani’s dad murdered her mum. Now she says leaders must listen
Women cannot be left with a choice of poverty or evil, advocates argue, as data reveals which parts of Sydney are most afflicted by domestic assault.
- by Max Maddison and James Massola