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- The Albanese government launches a 12-month national consent campaign.
- Indigenous healing services receive extra funding as Australia marks Sorry Day.
- Manchester United claim a shock 2-1 win in the FA Cup final against local rivals Manchester City.
The Albanese government has launched a 12-month national consent campaign as part of a national push to educate children and end gender-based violence in a generation.
The $40 million campaign will feature on television, online videos, social media and cinemas and encourage adults to check their understanding of consent, before discussing it with each other and young people.
The campaign was informed by research involving more than 2600 Australians and in consultation with a panel of sexual violence and consent experts.
A dedicated website has been set up with an interactive question generator and "misconception cards" to debunk common myths about consent, as well as conversation guides.
The Labor government said research shows about 25 per cent of teenage boys in Australia look up to social media personalities who perpetuate harmful gender stereotypes.
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Indigenous communities are gathering to mark Sorry Day across the country, amid ongoing calls to implement all of the recommendations of a 27-year-old report into the Stolen Generations.
May 26 marks the 1997 tabling in federal parliament of the Bringing Them Home report, which examined the history of First Nations people who were forcibly removed from their families as part of the Stolen Generations.
It documented the experience of survivors and made 54 recommendations, some of which have not yet been implemented.
May 26 also marks the day before Reconciliation Week begins.
Bundjalung woman and Reconciliation Australia CEO Karen Mundine says reconciliation is an ongoing process that benefits everyone.
"This is a benefit for all us not just Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. This lifts up all people. It lifts up people from CALD backgrounds as well. It lifts up women and children and young people because that is what reconciliation and First Nations culture if about. It's about community and relationships and how we bring that to be the best that each of us can be that contributes to our nation."
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Western Australian Police say they are continuing to support the local community after a man shot and killed a mother and her teenage daughter before taking his own life at a property in Perth.
The man was searching for his former partner when he killed the 59-year-old woman and her daughter at her house in the suburb of Floreat.
The woman was close friends with the offender's ex-wife.
Western Australian Police say an investigation into the killings will reveal who alerted the authorities to the incident.
Curtin MP Kate Chaney says the murder is yet another indication of the need for systemic change when it comes to addressing the issue of violence against women.
"Men have to stop thinking that violence is a way to solve problems and that goes to what we see in pornography and people like Andrew Tate who are setting these difference expectations for young men. We are seeing this all the way through. So it is not just about guns it's about a systemic change to how we think about violence."
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At least seven people have been killed in attacks in Ukraine and Russia as Moscow increases its attacks in northeast Ukraine.
At least 200 people were believed to have been inside a hardware superstore when two Russian missiles hit on Saturday in the Kharkiv region.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says his forces have secured control of areas where Russian troops entered the northeastern region earlier this month.
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Manchester United have ended a poor season on a huge high as Erik Ten Hag ignored intense speculation about his future to mastermind a shock 2-1 win in the FA Cup final against local rivals Manchester City.
The build-up to the second successive all-Manchester showpiece was dominated by the Dutchman's future after a report on Friday claimed he would be sacked regardless of the outcome at Wembley.
The BBC called the final moments of the final.
"And there is the final whistle and Manchester United have won the FA Cup for a 13th time. Manchester City's attempt to do the double double has been dashed. Sheer delight for the red heart of Manchester."
It's Manchester United's second piece of silverware in as many seasons, but Ten Hag will still have to wait to discover his fate after insisting he had not been told if he will be axed.
