There are many barriers to seeking help for older Australians suffering abuse, but this is compounded for those in rural and remote parts of the country.
Emily Woods
The response to high-profile instances of gender-based violence in recent weeks has not been adequate by the federal government, a poll reveals.
Labor has committed $4 million to educate future generations on the impact of harmful online content portraying damaging relationships.
Tess Ikonomou, Lucinda Garbutt-Young and Noah Secomb
A scarcity in family violence perpetrator programs tailored to migrant and refugee men is putting women at risk while underfunded services pick up the slack.
From "nudification" technology to deepfake videos, AI is scaling up the online abuse against female politicians in an attempt to silence women in power.
Promising data has found women are experiencing less domestic violence, despite more instances of people reporting the social scourge to police.
Farid Farid
Vital volunteers who help victim-survivors of family violence navigate the justice system will be ripped from family courts unless urgent funding is secured.
The rights to life, family and home are under threat from fossil fuel expansion by Australia and other nations, argue claimants of a landmark climate case.
Poppy Johnston
Australia is the only advanced democracy without a human rights act or bill of rights - but Anthony Albanese's government isn't in a hurry to change that.
Ben McKay
Oscar-winning actor Helen Mirren was berated by a pro-Palestine activist while walking in London, police say.
Staff Writers
Shocking statistics show that three in five LGBTQI people have experienced intimate partner violence and often face multiple barriers to seeking help.
Maeve Bannister
France has banned Israel's far-right national security minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, citing his unspeakable behaviour toward activists from a flotilla to Gaza.
The next phase of a national plan to end gender-based violence will focus on practical and systemic solutions to be implemented in the next five years.
Grants will be handed out to help victim-survivors of sexual violence access grassroots services to support their healing and recovery.
The Norwegian Nobel Peace Prize committee head has urged Iran to release laureate Narges Mohammadi to her medical team.
Gwladys Fouche
Human rights conference organisers say they have cancelled next week's summit in Zambia after pressure from China to exclude activists from Taiwan.
GERALD IMRAY
The Australian Human Rights Commission is now producing an annual check-up on Australia's human rights.
Rising racism, anti-Semitism and other challenges are undermining Australians' basic dignity, the Australian Human Rights Commission president warns.
A landmark program is helping women who have left a violent relationship to rebuild their confidence and financial security and secure safe housing.
The federal government still won't commit to a human rights act, but the Human Rights Commission has pledged to keep pushing the barrow out.
Worsening and increasingly complex domestic and family violence situations are resulting in an alarming number of children seeking shelter services.
A nine-year-old boy has been rescued from his father's van in eastern France, where he was locked up for a year and a half.
Five years on from the historic March 4 Justice, organiser Janine Hendry reflects on the impacts of the protests and the challenges that remain.
Rene Redzepi, the head chef of the world-renowned Noma restaurant, has resigned amid allegations of physical and emotional abuse of staff.
Stine Jacobsen
