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Our Watch highlights increased rates of gender-based violence during football finals

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Key Facts: If you cover this story, or any story regarding violence against women and children, please include the following tagline: 1800RESPECT is the national domestic, family, and sexual violence counselling, information and support service. If you or someone you know is experiencing, or at risk of experiencing, domestic, family or sexual violence, call 1800RESPECT … Continued

Our Watch highlights increased rates of gender-based violence during football finals

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Key Facts: If you cover this story, or any story regarding violence against women and children, please include the following tagline: 1800RESPECT is the national domestic, family, and sexual violence counselling, information and support service. If you or someone you know is experiencing, or at risk of experiencing, domestic, family or sexual violence, call 1800RESPECT … Continued

Australia’s car-theft crisis escalates with Victoria the epicentre, and one vehicle-immobiliser brand says it’s time to act now

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Key Facts: Motor vehicle theft in Australia increased by 8% in 2024, with Victoria experiencing a 41% rise, according to Australian Bureau of Statistics data Modern criminals are increasingly using relay and diagnostic tools to bypass factory electronic security systems, making keyless cars more vulnerable Police operations have targeted organised theft syndicates, but authorities warn … Continued

7 News Spotlight Exposes Australia’s Role in Child Exploitation: Sunshine Coast-founded Destiny Rescue Urges Action

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Last night’s 7 News Spotlight special pulled back the curtain on the devastating reality of child exploitation worldwide and the confronting truth that Australians are among the largest groups of offenders fueling this abuse. The program featured Destiny Rescue, a global nonprofit founded on the Sunshine Coast, that has been rescuing children from sexual exploitation … Continued

7 News Spotlight Exposes Australia’s Role in Child Exploitation: Sunshine Coast-founded Destiny Rescue Urges Action

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Last night’s 7 News Spotlight special pulled back the curtain on the devastating reality of child exploitation worldwide and the confronting truth that Australians are among the largest groups of offenders fueling this abuse. The program featured Destiny Rescue, a global nonprofit founded on the Sunshine Coast, that has been rescuing children from sexual exploitation … Continued

MEDIA ALERT – UNITED PARTNERSHIP FOR SAFER SHOPPING SPACES

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WHAT:Crime Stoppers Australia (CSA) and the Shopping Centre Council of Australia (SCCA) will today officially launch a nationwide partnership campaign to encourage Australians to share information about crime and suspicious activity in and around retail precincts. For the first time, Crime Stoppers messages will appear on more than 2,000 digital screens across shopping centres nationwide … Continued

Imprisonment is failing children and communities: new data shows 85% of kids released from detention return within a year

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Australia’s over-reliance on imprisonment is failing children and communities, with staggeringly high rates of re-imprisonment despite falling numbers of young people sentenced to detention. New figures from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW), released on Thursday, show that over the last decade, the number of children aged 10 to 16 released from sentenced … Continued

AA Launches Call for Stories to Reach Incarcerated Alcoholics Across Australia

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  AA Launches Call for Stories to Reach Incarcerated Alcoholics Across Australia Sydney.  26 August, 2025 Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) Australia has announced a nationwide call for stories from members who have experienced incarceration or have been involved in carrying the AA message into correctional facilities. This initiative supports the creation of a powerful new publication: “AA … Continued