Girls and young women fleeing violent homes are finding themselves with so few housing and mental health support options they are forced to resort to “survival sex”, agencies say. But there is a solut...

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More than a dozen Victorian Labor sources, including minsters and factional powerbrokers, confirm move for leadership change For weeks, Labor MPs have been quietly weighing the future of Jacinta Allan. In hushed conversations in the corridors of parliament, MPs have cited her baggage – her time as Daniel Andrews’ deputy, her role in the cancelled Commonwealth Games and as the minister overseeing the Big Build at a time corruption allegedly was allowed to grow unfettered in the construction union. Even more damaging, some argue, has been her hesitation to act once the corruption was made public. Benita Kolovos is Guardian Australia’s Victorian state correspondent Continue reading...