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- Call for better strategies to tackle online hate as part of efforts to end gender-based violence
- Barack Obama says "America's ready for a new chapter" with Kamala Harris
- in football, Australia's path to FIFA World Cup qualification to include a match against Saudi Arabia in Melbourne
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The Domestic Violence Commissioner, Micaela Cronin, says better strategies are needed to engage with men to stop them committing acts of violence against women.
Ms Cronin has released the report tracking the progress of the national plan to end domestic violence by 2032.
The report finds domestic violence services are overwhelmed, despite record amounts of government funding.
Commissioner Cronin says tackling gender-based violence requires looking at the attitudes underpinning it.
"We are warching a generation grow up with access to online misogyny, pornography and hate speech in a way that we have never seen before. What we hear from young men is that they are attracted to some of the voices that they're hearing - and I'm not going to name them - are saying. Because it gives them some sense of how to be a man. We need to get better. We need to get better at talking to those young men."
The Minister for Women, Katy Gallagher, says the federal government is open to new approaches to tackle the problem.
"And so we have to continue to do the hard word. Governments alone can't solve the problem. It is a really community-wide response that is going to in the end change the numbers - and the impact that domestic violence has. I think we have to continue to open our minds to new ways of responding to domestic and family violence. And the rapid review that we commissioned in the budget will be out this week. And that will have recommendations. And of course, we have the national cabinet coming up in September as well."
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People creating and sharing non-consensual pornographic material known as "deepfakes" will now face jail time under a new law that has passed parliament today.
The legislation includes penalties such as a six-year jail term.
Deepfakes are digitally altered images of a person or their body, which often include them being superimposed onto pornography.
Labor frontbencher Murray Watt told the Senate that the law sends a clear message to perpetrators.
"Digitally created and altered sexually-explicit material that is shared without consent is a damaging and deeply distressing form of abuse. This bill will assist to protect the community from the growing trend of emerging online harms and will send a clear message to perpetrators that serious penalties apply to those who create and distribute real or fake sexual material without consent."
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In the United States, former president Barack Obama has addressed the Democratic National Convention, saying the torch has been passed to Kamala Harris - and the United States is ready for her to become president.
America's first Black president, Obama received a thunderous applause from the thousands in attendance, telling the audience, it is "good to be back home."
"America is waiting for a new chapter. America is ready for a better story. We are ready for a president Kamala Harris!"
Hi wife, former US first lady Michelle Obama, told attendees she feels the power of hope.
"As we embrace this renewed sense of hope. Let us not forget the despair we have felt. Let us not forget what we are up against. Yes, Kamala and Tim are doing great now. We're loving it. They're packing arenas across the country. Folks are energised. We are feeling good."
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A report has found many Australians are paying for a subscription they no longer need, simply because they find it too difficult to cancel.
The Consumer Policy Research Centre says the issue affects one in 10 Australians, with one in three pressured not to unsubscribe.
It surveyed 1000 Australians and tested the cancellation policies of companies ranging from news and retail, to fitness and photo-editing.
Chandni Gopta is deputy CEO at the centre behind this research. She describes some of the strategies being used.
"Companies are using multiple complex screens. They're using a feature called dark patterns, which basically is features that are added into website and apps for people to navigate their own choice. Often it's steering them into a choice that's profitable for the business but ultimately not in the best interest of the consumer. And what that leads to is that you're not able to implement the choice that you've actually made when you say I want out."
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In football, Australia's path to FIFA World Cup qualification will include a match at Melbourne Rectangular Stadium.
The venue was confirmed today for the Saudi Arabia match in the third round of Asian Qualifiers on the 14th of November.
The team will return to Melbourne almost 12-months to the day, following their Round Two Qualifier against Bangladesh at the same venue, where the Socceroos netted 7 goals to nil.
