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The most recent, directly cited UK official figures show low prosecution rates and substantial case closures for sexual offences: a and for the year ending March 2025, with . Independent and regional ...
The Toronto Sun has run multiple opinion pieces asserting that some pro‑Palestinian demonstrations have been funded and that organizers or outside actors have paid participants — naming Victoria’s Ple...
The available analyses show that , with studies across years finding persistent and sometimes growing disparities; different methodologies produce varying magnitude estimates, but the pattern of dispr...
Available reporting indicates Somali refugees show wide variation in English skills: some sources report low English proficiency among many Somali refugees (for example, UK Home Office figures cited a...
Prince Harry is not known to carry the historic “royal disease” — haemophilia traced to Queen Victoria — because that specific X‑linked haemophilia line did not pass down to the current British sovere...
Queen Victoria was almost certainly a carrier of haemophilia and—because several of her daughters married into the royal houses of Germany, Russia and Spain—her genetic legacy introduced haemophilia i...
Available reporting shows a mixed national picture: youth offending rates have risen in some jurisdictions (notably Victoria) and recent national data points to increases in certain measures — for exa...
Christmas trees as a seasonal practice trace to multiple roots: ancient evergreen rites in Egypt, Rome and northern Europe, medieval “paradise trees” in German-speaking lands, and the modern domestic ...
As of the sources provided, every Australian state and territory has legal abortion but most retain that affect care: New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australi...
Contemporary reporting paints Germaine Greer as an elderly, still-public figure who has reduced her public life and faced mobility and health limitations in recent years, with some outlets reporting s...
Klinefelter syndrome (KS, typically 47,XXY) is relatively common at birth—roughly 1 in 500–1,000 male births—yet the majority of affected males go undiagnosed until adolescence or adulthood, causing l...
As of the available reporting, Australia’s federal Digital ID system (the Australian Government Digital ID System, often accessed via myID/myGovID) is operational and has been opened for state and ter...
Maria (and her sister Annie) Farmer are widely reported as among the earliest people to report abuses by Jeffrey Epstein to authorities—Maria says she complained to the NYPD and the FBI as early as 19...
The public-facing steps of coronial work in Australia follow a predictable arc—death reported, post‑mortem and specialist testing, police investigation and coroner review, then either a finding or an ...
Daniel Andrews’ shock announcement that he would resign as Victoria’s premier was framed publicly as a personal decision after nearly nine years in office, delivered in a press conference with his fam...
Yes — members of royal families have on occasion publicly disclosed medical diagnoses affecting children, but the practice is inconsistent: in some historical and contemporary cases illnesses (notably...
Where paying for sex is legally permitted varies by country and legal framework: some places fully decriminalize sex work, others legalize and tightly regulate it, and still others criminalize buyers ...
Historically the monarchy treated children’s medical issues as matters to be tightly managed or concealed, with official bulletins often vague and privacy prioritized over clinical detail, while gossi...
Nationally in the U.S., reported violent crime fell in 2024 versus 2023 — the FBI estimates a 4.5% decline in violent crime in 2024 compared to 2023 . Local and international patterns vary: some U.S. ...
RWE has formally ceased development of the Kent offshore wind project — an up-to-2 GW proposal in Victoria’s Gippsland declared area — after feasibility work and a review of market conditions, citing ...