Sexual assault reports in Australia hit all-time high. What’s driving the increase? – ABC News
Sexual assault reports in Australia hit all-time high. What’s driving the increase? PM – By Nassim Khadem Posted 29.7.2022 New data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics this week shows the number of sexual assaults reported around Australia has risen to an all-time high. Key points: There were a record 31,000 sexual assaults reported […]
Half of all Australians have been victims of tech abuse, landmark study reveals – ABC News
Half of all Australians have been victims of tech abuse, landmark study reveals ABC News – By the Specialist Reporting Team’s Gemma Breen; Posted 28.7.22 Lin* doesn’t answer phone calls from unknown numbers. Ever. It’s been this way ever since a man she briefly dated 10 years ago began inundating her with threats and […]
Women’s Safety and Justice Taskforce – Hear Her Voice 1 & 2 Reports are now available
Women’s Safety and Justice Taskforce QLD Hear Her Voice 1 & 2 Reports now available! The Women’s Safety and Justice Taskforce has completed its reports – Hear her voice 1 & 2 – examining and reviewing the experiences of women and girls across Queensland’s criminal justice system. If you would like to access those […]
Submissions to Women’s Safety and Justice Taskforce reveal systemic and community failure – ABC News
Submissions to Women’s Safety and Justice Taskforce reveal systemic and community failure ABC News By Dan Colasimone Posted 1/6/2022 Submissions to the Women’s Safety and Justice Taskforce have revealed a system and community that is failing abused women. Key points: The taskforce put a call out for submissions in February Submissions will form part of […]
Changing the Landscape: A national resource to prevent violence against women and girls with disabilities
Changing the Landscape: A national resource to prevent violence against women and girls with disabilities Our Watch & Women with Disabilities Victoria. (2022). Melbourne, Australia Changing the landscape is Our Watch and Women with Disabilities Victoria’s national, evidence-based resource to guide the prevention of violence against women and girls with disabilities. This resource names ableism and […]
Queensland Magistrates Courts – Criminal Procedure Review
Looking for Submissions for the Queensland Magistrates Court’s Criminal Procedure Review This review has been established to undertake a comprehensive review of criminal procedure laws in Queensland’s Magistrates Courts. The Justices Act 1886 (Justices Act) sets out the current criminal procedure laws applying in the Magistrates Courts. The Justices Act was written in the 1880s and—although it […]
Sexual assault support services struggling to cope with record demand – ABC News
Sexual assault support services struggling to cope with record demand ABC News 7.30 Report / By Hagar Cohen Posted 18/5/2022 Sexually violent crime has increased by 110 per cent in the past 25 years, yet specialised counselling services say they are unable to meet the demand. Key points: Specialised support services are struggling due to an exponential increase […]
Calls to ban defence teams accessing sexual assault victims’ records, and also give them proper legal representation – ABC News
Calls to ban defence teams accessing sexual assault victims’ records, and also give them proper legal representation – ABC News Written by crime editor Paula Doneman Posted 2/5/2022 Confidential counselling and medical information from sexual assault victims continues to be used to undermine their credibility in court, despite laws protecting their confidentiality, a Queensland […]
DRC Hearing – The experience of women and girls with disability with a particular focus on family, domestic and sexual violence
Woman living with cerebral palsy tells disability royal commission she was ‘raped and assaulted’ by carer ABC News Online By disability affairs reporter Elizabeth Wright and the Specialist Reporting Team’s Celina Edmonds Posted Mon 28 Mar 2022 at 1:50pmMonday 28 Mar 2022 at 1:50pm, updated Tue 29 Mar 2022 at 12:08am WARNING: This story contains details that some readers may […]
And You Think You’re the Expert Project – Podcast, Videos and a Booklet Now Available
And You Think You’re the Expert Project – Podcast, Videos and a Booklet WWILD Sexual Violence Prevention Association Inc. created the And You Think You’re the Expert? podcast as part of the Listen Up! Project. For this project, we consulted with women who have an intellectual disability about what makes safe, accessible services for them, after an […]
