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Minister backs national overhaul of sexual consent laws

Minister backs national overhaul of sexual consent laws

The social services minister says there needs to be stronger sexual consent education and she will work with universities to reduce on-campus assaults.

Image-based abuse still under-reported a decade on

Image-based abuse still under-reported a decade on

Image-based abuse still under-reported a decade on

Image-based abuse still under-reported a decade on

Victoria is approaching 10 years since it criminalised image-based sexual abuse and those laws are getting an overhaul as affirmative consent rules kick in.

Senator clears up position on reporting rapes to police

Senator clears up position on reporting rapes to police

Senator clears up position on reporting rapes to police

Senator clears up position on reporting rapes to police

Former Liberal minister Linda Reynolds has clarified her stance on potential law changes that could impact a rape survivor's decision to make a police report.

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Universities grilled on canned sexual consent campaign

Universities grilled on canned sexual consent campaign

Universities Australia has defended a decision to stop the rollout of a consent campaign, saying it would need to do additional focus group testing.

Gillard's ex Tim Mathieson to admit to sexual assault

Gillard's ex Tim Mathieson to admit to sexual assault

Australia's former 'first bloke' Tim Mathieson will plead guilty to committing a sexual assault before his split with Julia Gillard became public.

Justice system 'protects the bad guys' in rape cases

Justice system 'protects the bad guys' in rape cases

The delicate balance between protecting an accused's right to innocence and a complainant's right to justice in rape cases is being examined by parliament.

Ex-deputy principal jailed over explicit teen chats

Ex-deputy principal jailed over explicit teen chats

A former deputy principal has been jailed for explicit chats online in which he sought sex with an undercover cop he believed was a 14-year-old girl.

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Attitude overhaul the key to improving women's safety

Attitude overhaul the key to improving women's safety

Attitude overhaul the key to improving women's safety

Attitude overhaul the key to improving women's safety

Women's safety champions want improvements to sexual consent education, regulated pornography and guidelines for schools to respond to student perpetrators.

Judge rejects ex-teacher's 'bizarre' teen text claims

Judge rejects ex-teacher's 'bizarre' teen text claims

Judge rejects ex-teacher's 'bizarre' teen text claims

Judge rejects ex-teacher's 'bizarre' teen text claims

A former deputy principal's claims he posted an online ad seeking teens to make his ex-partner jealous has been criticised as "bizarre" and "preposterous".

Survivor groups slam proposed change to reporting rapes

Survivor groups slam proposed change to reporting rapes

Survivor groups slam proposed change to reporting rapes

Survivor groups slam proposed change to reporting rapes

Leading advocates say sexual assault survivors must be allowed to maintain their agency in deciding whether or not to make a police report.

Ex-teacher texted teen for sex to make partner jealous

Ex-teacher texted teen for sex to make partner jealous

Ex-teacher texted teen for sex to make partner jealous

Ex-teacher texted teen for sex to make partner jealous

A former deputy principal says he drunk-texted an undercover police officer he thought was a 14-year-old girl in a plan to make his ex-partner jealous.

Holiday park resident charged over child sex abuse

Holiday park resident charged over child sex abuse

Holiday park resident charged over child sex abuse

Holiday park resident charged over child sex abuse

A 60-year-old man has been charged with the sexual abuse of a number of young boys while he was a resident at a popular holiday park near Sydney in the 1980s.

Appeal for jail for teacher who had sex with student

Appeal for jail for teacher who had sex with student

Appeal for jail for teacher who had sex with student

Appeal for jail for teacher who had sex with student

A teacher should have been jailed for having sex with a 16-year-old male student, prosecutors have argued in an appeal against her community work sentence.

Sisters' wait for Malka Leifer sentence nearly over

Sisters' wait for Malka Leifer sentence nearly over

Sisters' wait for Malka Leifer sentence nearly over

Sisters' wait for Malka Leifer sentence nearly over

Former school principal Malka Leifer will soon be sentenced for sexually abusing two sibling students and their other sister says they hope they'll get justice.

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Higgins calls out former boss for 'silencing victims'

Former Liberal staffer Brittany Higgins has accused ex-minister Linda Reynolds of seeking to silence victims of sexual assault.

Man found not guilty of child rape at retrial

Malcolm Laurence Orreal has been found not guilty of rape and indecent treatment of a 12-year-old girl following a second trial ordered by the High Court.

Inquiry to examine how prison guard could rape inmates

An inquiry will examine how Wayne Astill was able to rape and assault several women prisoners during the decade he worked at a jail in Sydney's west.

Pedophile priest sentenced for further child abuse

Jailed former priest David Edwin Rapson has been sentenced to more prison time for the historical abuse of three schoolboys in Tasmania.

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Spike in Vic child protection system abuse claims

More than 300 allegations of abuse towards children in state care were reported in the first three months of 2023, amid a shortage of child protection workers.

Woman sues state government over alleged child abuse

Tasmania's government and a netball association are facing a civil lawsuit over alleged child sexual abuse by a nurse and first-aid officer.

Accused rapist told child to 'promise you won't tell'

A Queensland man has faced the first day of his trial on charges of indecent dealing with a child and rape.

Arrest warrant for ex-little league coach over abuse

Former primary school teacher and little league coach Ray Cosgriff has failed to appear in court to face 26 historical indecent assault charges.

Driver charged with Gold Coast sexual assaults

The separate offences allegedly occurred when the man was driving for a rideshare operator in one instance and a taxi company in another.

Mother-of-eight admits raping teen daughter

A 45-year-old woman has admitted raping her intellectually impaired teenage daughter after insisting the child live with her after leaving foster care.

Dance instructor cleared over citizen harm charge

Felix Lara's lawyers told the jury he could not have caused the woman harm because the sexual assault said to have done so did not happen.

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