Abuse Archives

Be kind to your retail assistant this Christmas

Business Rebecca Riddle - December 13, 2022

Price hikes, staff shortages, COVID case numbers - retail staff don't deserve to cop a serve this Christmas warns Hunter Workers boss.

Defence Reparation abuse reports still increasing, but clock is ticking

News Nicole Somerville - April 28, 2022

In the past decade, the Australian Defence Force has recognised that it has a long and shameful history of allowing its members, often whilst still children, to be physically and sexually abused.

Abuse of overwhelmed health staff misdirected this NYE: union

News Rod Thompson - December 31, 2021

The NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) is calling on the NSW Government to intervene following several recent incidents of abuse to its members.

Ex-Jets stars Dobson, De Vanna claim ‘abuse’ during football careers

Sport AAP - October 6, 2021

Football Australia says formal complaints of abuse in the sport will be handled by an independent body after claims from ex-Matildas star Lisa De Vanna.

Hunter man charged with historical child abuse

News AAP - September 28, 2021

A Hunter man is accused of sexually and physically assaulting a teenage girl multiple times between 2016 and 2018.

Jesmond man abused pharmacy vax staff

News AAP - August 26, 2021

A man will face court accused of becoming violent and aggressive towards staff after going to a Newcastle pharmacy for a COVID-19 vaccination without wearing a mask.

‘Jimmy Beloved’ abused girls after gigs, court told

News AAP - July 9, 2021

Victims of a Newcastle singer who sexually and indecently assaulted young women he met at gigs have told a court how he exploited and abused them.

French fashion firms in China abuse probe

News AAP - July 2, 2021

French prosecutors have opened an investigation into four fashion retailers suspected of concealing "crimes against humanity" in China.

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