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Help for business to proactively stop sexual harassment

Help for business to proactively stop sexual harassment

Businesses and employers will be given new tools and resources to help prevent sexual harassment at work as regulations require they take more action.

Pedophile conviction likely to be tossed due to gender

Pedophile conviction likely to be tossed due to gender

Pedophile conviction likely to be tossed due to gender

Pedophile conviction likely to be tossed due to gender

An ex-teacher who sexually abused a student five decades ago has a high chance of her conviction being quashed as it was based on a men-only law, a court says.

Criminal case against advocate's alleged abuser delayed

Criminal case against advocate's alleged abuser delayed

Criminal case against advocate's alleged abuser delayed

Criminal case against advocate's alleged abuser delayed

The criminal case against Manny Waks's alleged abuser has been delayed while the Israeli government is yet to tick off on witnesses' involvement.

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'Male entitlement': six years for fake Uber predator

'Male entitlement': six years for fake Uber predator

A man who pretended to be an Uber driver to pick up three different women before raping or sexually assaulting them will spend at least six years behind bars.

Child-grooming raid followed 'cult recruitment calls'

Child-grooming raid followed 'cult recruitment calls'

A woman charged over alleged child grooming is accused of going to "extraordinary lengths" as part of her devoted life as the wife of a cult leader.

Decades in jail for impaired victims' 'monster' rapist

Decades in jail for impaired victims' 'monster' rapist

An ice user who referred to himself as a "monster" has been jailed for up to 28 years for cruel, violent, sexual acts with four cognitively impaired victims.

Join investigation into sexual violence in Gaza: Pocock

Join investigation into sexual violence in Gaza: Pocock

An independent senator has called on Australia to support investigations into sexual violence committed by both sides of the Israel-Hamas conflict.

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'Pack of lies' fake Uber driver blames his victims

'Pack of lies' fake Uber driver blames his victims

'Pack of lies' fake Uber driver blames his victims

'Pack of lies' fake Uber driver blames his victims

A judge has called out a sex offender's "pack of lies" after he blamed his victims during police interviews, as the fake Uber driver's bail was revoked.

'Dad mode': navy man denies sexually touching girl

'Dad mode': navy man denies sexually touching girl

'Dad mode': navy man denies sexually touching girl

'Dad mode': navy man denies sexually touching girl

An Australian navy captain has denied sexually touching a 10-year-old saying he went into the girl's bedroom early one morning because "dad mode" kicked in.

Ex-NRL star wanted 'intimacy' but denies sexual touch

Ex-NRL star wanted 'intimacy' but denies sexual touch

Ex-NRL star wanted 'intimacy' but denies sexual touch

Ex-NRL star wanted 'intimacy' but denies sexual touch

Former Souths and St George Illawarra forward George Burgess has admitted that he wanted to "be naughty" with a woman, but denies groping her buttocks.

Religious leader groomed girl to build new sect: police

Religious leader groomed girl to build new sect: police

Religious leader groomed girl to build new sect: police

Religious leader groomed girl to build new sect: police

The founder of a religious group and his partner told a young girl she had been chosen to procreate with him to build a new sect, police say.

Lawyers flag sex abuse class action against government

Lawyers flag sex abuse class action against government

Lawyers flag sex abuse class action against government

Lawyers flag sex abuse class action against government

A law firm is considering taking the Victorian government to court after a report revealed a department's failure to protect school children from sex abuse.

Brain injury considered in basketballer's rape case

Brain injury considered in basketballer's rape case

Brain injury considered in basketballer's rape case

Brain injury considered in basketballer's rape case

Disgraced former professional basketballer Kendal 'Tiny' Pinder has pleaded guilty to rape, with a court told he suffers from significant cognitive deficits.

Serial rapist claims he 'doesn't deserve' life sentence

Serial rapist claims he 'doesn't deserve' life sentence

Serial rapist claims he 'doesn't deserve' life sentence

Serial rapist claims he 'doesn't deserve' life sentence

A man who has spent 25 years in prison for attacking two women while on day release from custody has sought parole or a less severe sentence.

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Call for sex assault trial review to go further

A review of sexual assault trial cases should be expanded to include police, says one MP as the NSW premier backs an under-fire leading prosecutor.

Departmental culture of cover up of child sex abuse

Victoria's Department of Education "woefully failed to protect children" from sexual predator teachers for decades, a board of inquiry has found.

Man jailed for 'devastating' abduction and rape

A woman was trying to book a ride home when she was approached by two strangers who took her to a nearby park and assaulted her.

Man appeals conviction for 'brazen' Valentine's rape

A man who was jailed for the sexual assault of a woman after he was hired to perform a Valentine's Day massage has claimed he should never have stood trial.

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Ex-cop who stalked woman acquitted of sexual assault

An ex-police officer will be sentenced for stalking, destroying a woman's phone and covertly tracking her after a jury acquitted him of rape and assault.

Teen charged over Melbourne jogger sexual assault

A 13-year-old boy has been bailed to appear in court at a later date after he was charged with stalking, false imprisonment and sexual assault.

Woman jailed over 'unplanned' sex assault on teenager

A Sydney judge has sentenced a woman to time in jail for sexually abusing a 14-year-old boy in his bed during a late-night attack in May 2021.

'Obsessed' Higgins told Ten not to settle with Lehrmann

Brittany Higgins took the '"extraordinary" position of only helping Ten defend a defamation suit if they did not pay Bruce Lehrmann damages, his lawyers say.

Alleged 'Night Stalker' charged with historic rapes

More than three decades after 10 women were allegedly assaulted in Sydney, a man has been arrested and charged using modern forensic technology.

Ex-detainee's sex charges dropped after identity bungle

A man released from an immigration detention centre was wrongly charged with sexual assault in a case of mistaken identity, Victoria Police have revealed.

‘House of horror’ couple jailed over boy's vile abuse

A married couple who repeatedly sexually abused a disabled boy in their home will spend decades behind bars for their vile crimes.

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