In introducing affirmative consent legislation,the Victorian government is saying to survivors:what was done to you was wrong,you are not the problem here.
The laws that came into effect on Wednesday in NSW are critical reforms,but we have more to do.
There’s more to trying to stop sexual harassment at universities than increasing lighting and the number of after-hours buses.
The highest rates of sexual assault,harassment in NSW and ACT were at the Australian National University,where many students live in residential colleges.
La Trobe and Melbourne universities had the highest levels of reported sexual harassment on campus in Victoria,while Monash,Swinburne and Deakin reported below national averages.
Revelations of Brittany Higgins’ alleged rape inside Parliament House contributed to a 60 per cent increase in reports of sexual assault in April 2021,statistics show
It may take a decade before we can judge the impact of curriculum reform. But the sense of solidarity,courage and strength that many young women gained from this moment could be the petition’s greatest achievement.
Teenagers will rehearse how to seek,give and deny consent under a new national health curriculum that has the support of the country’s education ministers.
Having demanded that we deal with sexual assault differently,Grace Tame and Chanel Contos discuss the power – and pain – of asking uncomfortable questions.
Advocating for changes to consent laws has allowed me to reclaim my story,and helped me find myself again - that person I lost in 2013.
Clearer boundaries for consensual sex have been enshrined in law after the NSW Parliament passed historic consent reforms to ensure more effective prosecutions of sexual offences.