Local New inquiry aims to improve how justice system responds to sexual violence The Australian government has asked the ALRC to make an inquiry into the justice system experience of victims of sexual violence.
News & Views Abortion decriminalised in WA in landmark law reform The WA parliament passed a landmark bill on Wednesday evening, removing legal provisions of abortion from the state’s criminal code.
News & Views Proposed urgent changes to Australia’s consent laws will be heard in Senate inquiry this week A Senate inquiry for reforms of Australia’s national consent laws begins this week at Parliament House in Canberra.
News & Views Karen Iles’ campaign for law reform to compel police to investigate sexual assault Karen Iles has launched a campaign for law reform, after speaking out about her experiences with police as a survivor of child sexual assault.
News & Views “Lyn’s law” to ensure killers cannot access parole until body is found NSW will strengthen its “No body, no parole” laws ensures offenders who cannot locate their victim’s remains will not be granted parole.
News & Views Now is the time to help close the archaic ‘mistake of fact’ loophole in Queensland 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.
News & Views See What You Made Me Do: why it’s time to focus on the perpetrator when tackling domestic violence Four years of intensive journalistic investigation have produced See What You Made Me Do, a book by Jess Hill about power, control & abuse.
News & Views #LetHerSpeak: Laws that silence survivors of assault need to change ‘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
News & Views Another haunting example of how the law fails victims of rape 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.