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A police officer walks down the Campbelltown street on Monday night.

How are bullied and burnt-out officers expected to keep people safe?

Rampant bullying and unaddressed trauma are leaving officers stressed out and psychologically injured, an independent review has revealed.

  • Amber Schultz

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Jimmy Kimmel.

It’s fine to call the US president a fascist or a despot – but this one line really rattled the White House

At a time when there should be sympathy for Donald Trump and the White House, they make it so much harder by overplaying their hand.

  • Michael Koziol
Hannah’s parents Sue and Lloyd Clarke at Hannah’s Place - a park renamed in her honour - in Camp Hill.

‘Emotional toll’: Hannah Clarke’s parents step back from foundation

The Clarkes – whose daughter and grandchildren were killed by her estranged husband in Brisbane – have stepped away from running the charity named in her memory.

  • Andrew Stafford
Joanna Glengarry

‘Cases that stay with you forever’: They see women killed by violence, and this is what they want you to know

The forensic pathologists tasked with informing the community what really happens to women say “there are cases that stay with you forever”, and the dimensions of violence are not yet understood.

  • Wendy Tuohy
Workers remove the ‘She Matters’ mural in Hosier Lane, Melbourne

‘Punched in the heart’: Mural honouring dead women removed from CBD

The She Matters mural, which honoured women killed in violent circumstances, has been removed in a move the artist behind the project said went too far.

  • Rachael Ward and Isabel McMillan
There was no sign of big picture thinking from first ministers at this week’s national cabinet.

When women are driven from public life, democracy pays the price

Some of our women MPs have had to endure horrendous threats of violence. Measures must be taken now so women aren’t further discouraged from public life.

  • Licia Heath
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Westmead Hospital’s ED has recorded rising numbers of  patients with mental health and behavioural issues.

How this six-bed unit will tackle a problem plaguing a Sydney hospital

A new dedicated unit at Westmead Hospital is designed to protect staff and patients in the waiting room amid escalating violence in NSW’s emergency departments.

  • Kate Aubusson
Twenty-one-year-old teacher aide Jake Beeton said he’s been assaulted by students many times throughout his career.

‘I was terrified’: Surge in violence against Qld teacher aides, cleaners

The statewide survey found more than 80 per cent had experienced occupational violence throughout their career, with the majority scared to return to work after reporting an incident.

  • Courtney Kruk
Dezi Freeman during an appearance on Nine’s A Current Affair in 2018.

A doona and a surprise tip-off: The bizarre final moments of Dezi Freeman

For more than 200 days, Dezi Freeman was a ghost in the bush. Then an unexpected tip-off led police to his hide-out. Now the hunt is on for those who helped him.

  • Sherryn Groch, Cameron Houston, John Silvester, Chris Vedelago and Marta Pascual Juanola
St John WA paramedic Bec Thompson.

Paramedic speaks out after Kalgoorlie attack spurs St John safety campaign

Bec Thompson was in a St John ambulance last year when it was badly damaged in a frenzied attack in Kalgoorlie.

  • Hamish Hastie