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Vulnerable teenagers placed in residential care under Victoria’s child protection service were subjected to violence in 2019-2020, with more than 700 suffering serious physical and sexual abuse. The annual report by Victoria’s Commission for Children and Young Persons (pdf) also found that of the 7,300 incidents reported for that year, eighteen children died in residential […]

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The leaders of all three branches of Brazil’s armed forces jointly resigned Tuesday following President Jair Bolsonaro’s replacement of the defense minister. The Defense Ministry reported the resignations—apparently unprecedented since at least the end of military rule 36 years ago—in a statement released without giving reasons. Replacements were not named. The announcement came after the

An independent agency should be established to oversee trading activity in the water markets for the Murray-Darling Basin, according to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC). It’s one of the 29 recommendations made by the consumer watchdog in its 700-page final report (pdf) of the Murray-Darling Basin water markets inquiry. Prime Minister Scott Morrison

Pets of domestic violence victims in New South Wales (NSW) will now have greater protection from abuse under new laws, which states that companion animals will be also be protected when a domestic violence order is granted. NSW Attorney-General and Minister for the Prevention of Domestic Violence Mark Speakman said the protection of pets will now

Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) said Tuesday that he is under investigation by the Department of Justice (DOJ) over “sexual conduct with women,” but denied reports of a relationship with a teenage girl or any criminal wrongdoing. His remarks follow a New York Times report that claims Gaetz, who represents parts of western Florida, had a

A young UK man has made himself a beautiful new bed, with a lovely rustic look, for free by using fallen wood that had washed up in a stream. Billy Walden, 20, from Bentham, Lancashire, has used his impressive carpentry skills to transform the gnarled river wood into a wholly unique bedframe. This is just

Two House Republicans on March 30 requested documents from Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas in regards to warnings given to the Biden transition team about reversing Trump-era immigration policies. “As the Biden border crisis continues to worsen by the day, President Biden and his Administration refuse to accept responsibility for the growing

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem is seeking to revive the transgender sports bill that would have banned biological males from participating in women’s sports after the state legislature voted to reject her proposed changes. The legislative session ended with the bill failing to be enacted after the House voted overwhelmingly 67–2 to reject a series of changes proposed by

A special tactical team operating along the U.S.-Mexico border in Texas saved a 6-month-old baby who had been thrown off a raft into the Rio Grande River by smugglers. The Texas Department of Public Safety, who shared the rescue mission, said the incident occurred on March 16 when the specialized group—South Texas Special Operations Group—was assisting U.S. Border Patrol