law reform

Victim-survivors need safe, confidential counselling after sexual violence, yet courts often let lawyers access records, breaking trust.

Tabitha Acret, the mother of domestic violence victim Mackenzie Anderson, launches online petition calling for tougher sentencing for abusers.

The Australian government has asked the ALRC to make an inquiry into the justice system experience of victims of sexual violence.

The WA parliament passed a landmark bill on Wednesday evening, removing legal provisions of abortion from the state’s criminal code.

A Senate inquiry for reforms of Australia’s national consent laws begins this week at Parliament House in Canberra.

Karen Iles has launched a campaign for law reform, after speaking out about her experiences with police as a survivor of child sexual assault.

NSW will strengthen its “No body, no parole” laws ensures offenders who cannot locate their victim’s remains will not be granted parole.

The Qld government referred the archaic ‘mistake of fact’ defence to the Law Reform Commission for review in 2019. Submissions from the public are now open.

Four years of intensive journalistic investigation have produced See What You Made Me Do, a book by Jess Hill about power, control & abuse.

‘Jane Doe’ was repeatedly molested by her teacher when she was 15. He went to jail but she can’t tell her story. #LetHerSpeak is the campaign to change that

The man who raped Holly and Marissa as teenagers will never stand trial for his crime in another example of the justice system failing victims of rape.