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Male self-harm, domestic abuse ‘increasing’ after disasters

Increases in male self-abuse have been linked to natural disasters. Picture: stock DOMESTIC violence and male self-abuse are increasing in the wake of natural disasters, emergency management services and first responders heard. They had gathered in Sydney for AFAC24, Australasia’s biggest emergency management conference and exhibition, which ran from September 3-6. Among the speakers were…

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Police, protestors turn Melbourne expo site into war zone

POLICE and protestors have clashed heatedly with protestors outside a defence expo in Melbourne today (September 11). The three-day Land Forces expo brings defence experts from around the world and displays military equipment, heavy-duty trucks, semi-automatic guns and other weapons. The protests come at a time when heightened tensions sparked by global conflicts have deepened…