Experts Recommend Reforms for Sexual Assault Victims’ Justice
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Concerns WA precinct laws unfairly target Indigenous people
Numerous Indigenous organisations fear that newly proposed precinct laws in Western Australia will disproportionately affect Indigenous…
Questions Emerge About Coercive Control
Chief officials gathered last Friday to discuss the nation's response to the criminalisation of coercive control.…
Coercive control to be outlawed in Queensland
Queensland has committed to criminalising coercive control by 2023, making it one of the first states…
Samoa’s First Female PM Arrives
Image:ImageFlickr: UN Women/Ellie van Baaren After months of political impasse, Samoa’s first female prime minister has…
Rethinking Consent: The Urgent Need for Reform
Just one week after the rape allegations made by former Liberal Party staffer Brittany Higgins, an…
#LetUsSpeak Fights for Sexual Assault Survivors
A Victorian law change that came into effect in February introduced a requirement for victims of…
Tasmania’s Gender Identity Laws: What Exactly Makes Them So Important?
Late last year, Tasmania made the decision to implement laws that would allow residents of Tasmania…
Criminalising Coercive Control In Domestic Violence Cases
The murder of Hannah Baxter and her three children has left many of us are wondering…
Cardinal George Pell Loses Appeal
Cardinal George Pell has lost his appeal over his child sex convictions in a 2-1 ruling…
New Voluntary Assisted Dying Laws Come Into Effect Tomorrow in Victoria
Starting tomorrow, some terminally ill people in Victoria will be able to choose to end their…
Spotlight on Australian trade in elephant ivory and rhino horn
Public hearings have commenced as part of the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Law Enforcement’s inquiry into…