News & Views ‘That 70’s show’ actor Danny Masterson sentenced to 30 years to life in prison for rape A judge has sentenced ‘That 70’s show’ actor Danny Masterson to 30 years to life in prison for raping two women about 20 years ago
News & Views Universities Australia commits to national safety survey on sexual assault on campus Universities Australia has pledged to run a new national safety survey on sexual harm on university campuses next year.
News & Views Stealthing: a form of sexual assault now punishable with life imprisonment in South Australia Stealthing is the non-consensual removal of a condom during sex and a new bill in South Australia will make it a criminal offense.
News & Views When I was 19, I got a rape alarm for Christmas. My brother got a fishing rod. Women’s Fear of Violence: What rape culture is, its effect on women’s mental health, and why women are criticised for not conforming to it.
Life How to cope when sexual assault cases make headlines Since Brittany Higgins’ rape claim at Parliament House made headlines last month, I’ve been hyper aware of every #BreakingNews hashtag.
News & Views National petition calls for mandatory life sentencing without parole for rapist murderers Eileen Culleton says she lives in perpetual fear that her sister’s rapist and murderer will strike again after his release from prison.
News & Views Harvey Weinstein sentenced to 23 years in prison The sentence was delivered by Justice James Burke, after a jury found Weinstein guilty of a first-degree criminal sex act and third-degree rape.
News & Views The case Harvey Weinstein’s lawyer is really making Donna Rotunno, Harvey Weinstein’s lawyer, made headlines after telling The New York Times’ Megan Twohey she never made herself vulnerable to sexual assault.
News & Views How to get away with rape “There’s a longstanding tradition of trivialising harm to victims of sexual violence and rape and focusing instead on harm to perpetrators.”
Politics Peter Dutton has accused women of making false rape and abortion claims to get to Australia. It’s unforgivable Peter Dutton laid down some staggering claims when he accused a number of women on Nauru of fabricating rape allegations to get into the country.
News & Views “This bitch lyin”: Chris Brown faces rape allegations in Paris US rapper, Chris Brown was apprehended by police yesterday in Paris on suspicion of rape charges but has since been released without charge.
News & Views Sexual assault shouldn’t be so hard to prosecute but untested rape kits show we just don’t care enough In Australia, thousands of rape kits sit untested in crime labs and police offices. And yet women are told that sexual assault is ‘too hard’ to prosecute.