On a cold spring day 52 years ago, in a tiny Victorian town 115 kilometres from Melbourne, two men barged into a one-teacher state school and committed "the crime of the century". The two men committed what then Assistant Police Commissioner Mick Miller would describe as the "gravest situation of kind in the history of the Victoria Police Force". "Just …
Mary Howarth still thinks about a group of people stuck inside their property for 40 hours during a New South Wales bushfire in 2019. "Even though everyone's different … people are still hurting in similar ways, no matter what," Ms Howarth said. "When they see something happening on the ground, actually seeing the fences being rolled up, new fences going …
Warning: This story describes experiences of physical and psychological abuse. Social abuse is a form or domestic and family violence that aims to cut you off from your friends, family or community, explains Ali Howarth, a program specialist at 1800RESPECT. Other examples of social abuse: Not allowing you outside your home, room, or accommodation facility; Not allowing you to participate …