by Scarlett Lewis | Jun 9, 2025 | Feature, Government, Govt & Politics, News
A family lawyer in Wollongong receives pornographic Christmas cards from a client’s ex-partner. Another is told in court: “I know where you live.” These are symptoms of a critical gap in Australia’s response to coercive control that extends...
by Ivy Swibel | May 14, 2025 | Arts/Lifestyle/Culture, News
Global press freedom has entered “difficult” territory for the first time, according to the 2025 World Press Freedom Index, with new data revealing that more than half the world’s countries are struggling to sustain independent journalism due to worsening economic...
by Ivy Swibel | Oct 31, 2024 | Feature, News
It’s 2013 and the Southern Ocean remains vast and unforgiving—a cold, wild expanse where the horizon blurs into endless grey water. Somewhere among the waves, a lone whale surfaces, exhaling a plume of mist into the frozen air. As mighty as a mountain, as defenceless...
by Olivia Tollardo | May 1, 2024 | Govt & Politics, News
Illawarra martial arts and jiu jitsu gyms are ready to take matters into their own hands over the next few weeks following the reported rise in violence towards women. Gabriel Olivera, from Gracie Barra Brazilian Jiu Jitsu in Wollongong, said teaching women to protect...
by Christy Koufos | Apr 2, 2024 | News, Tech & Research
School leaders are being forced to address growth in violence toward them, according to new research., Newly released data reveals a 76.5% increase in physical and verbal violence towards principals and other senior members of school staff. Student teacher and...