Marcia Neave has heard some of the darkest stories involving the deaths and abuse of women across Victoria. They said the monitor played "an important role in monitoring the implementation of the royal commission" and its reports "continue to inform our family violence reform agenda". Overcoming cultural change Ms Neave said the issue of gendered violence has been "so hidden …
In the heart of Wurundjeri country, Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan was feeling the weight of history. Ms Allan spoke to the ABC from the historical site of Coranderrk, north-east of Melbourne, as she prepared to give evidence before the Yoorrook Justice Commission — Australia's first truth-telling inquiry. But Ms Allan said her government's commitment to pursuing a path to treaty …
The underbelly of an inner-city expressway. He, like so many other homeless people he meets, are what he calls "ordinary" Australians hit by sudden hardship, squeezed out of the housing market, eking out private corners in public spaces. "They had normal lives, some were industry professionals, some ran small businesses, they were normal people you'd normally meet in the street," …
Victoria's youngest prisoners inside the Parkville Youth Justice Precinct are being regularly assaulted, hospitalised, and have tried to escape custody, according to documents obtained by the ABC. Key points: Hundreds of pages of WorkSafe documents paint a grim picture of life inside the justice facility for inmates and staff Trouble finding staff — which the ABC has been told is …