News & Views Abusers are some of the nicest people you’ll ever meet Abusers are often hiding in plain sight, can be anyone – charming, loving, even ‘absolute delights.’ These people often wear a friendly facade.
News & Views Female actor in “Arthur” accuses Russell Brand of sexual assault A woman has filed a lawsuit against British celebrity Russell Brand, accusing him of sexually assaulting her in 2010.
News & Views FIFA bans Luis Rubiales for three years Former president of the Spanish Football Association (RFEF) has been banned from all football-related activities for three years by FIFA.
News & Views Does Australia need dedicated sexual assault courts? Sexual assault trials can compound a victim/survivors trauma, drag on for years and bring them face to face with their attacker. Is having dedicated sexual assault courts the answer?
News & Views Tim Mathieson convicted of sexually assaulting a sleeping woman in her home The 67-year-old admitted to sucking on the female victim’s nipple and latching onto her breast after she tried to push him away
News & Views Russell Brand accused of multiple assaults by four different women Four women have publicly accused British comedian and actor Russell Brand of rape, sexual assault and emotional abuse between 2006 and 2013.
News & Views Man arrested for sexually assaulting journalist live on air in Spain Spanish police have arrested a man for the sexual assault of a journalist while she was reporting live on air in Madrid.
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 Almost half of migrant and refugee women experienced sexual harassment in workplace Almost fifty per cent of migrant and refugee women in Australia have experienced sexual harassment in the workplace in the last five years.
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 Million-dollar university campaign to tackle sexual violence scrapped for ‘risqué’ material Universities Australia (UA) scrapped a $1.5 million campaign to end sexual harassment and sexual assault on campuses in late 2022, a Senate inquiry heard.
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.