World Jay-Z accused of raping 13-year-old girl with Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs in 2000 In a new lawsuit, hip-hop singer Jay-Z has been accused of raping a 13-year-old girl with the disgraced Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs, two decades ago.
News & Views World-leading research centre to tackle violence against women launches at Monash University The ARC Centre of Excellence for the Elimination of Violence Against Women (CEVAW) is the first research centre that will address all forms of violence against women in the region
News & Views ‘No one cares’: Student representatives at Sydney University mock and tear up report on sexual violence in residential colleges Authors of a groundbreaking report commissioned by End Rape on Campus are “disgusted” at the behaviour of elected student representatives of the University of Sydney, after they were filmed tearing the document to shreds in a council meeting last night.
News & Views ‘Full stop to sexual violence’: Full Stop Australia commemorates 50 years of operation Fifty years ago today, a group of volunteers gathered in a single room at the Sydney Women’s Liberation House in Glebe, to form the Sydney Rape Crisis Centre, now known as Full Stop Australia.
News & Views ‘We are all Gisèle’: Thousands in France support Gisèle Pélicot in protests Thousands of people in France took part in protests across the country in support of Gisèle Pélicot, as the criminal trial prosecuting her husband and the dozens of men who raped her continues.
News & Views Domestic violence primary prevention strategy launched by the NSW government The NSW government has launched the state’s first primary prevention strategy for family, domestic and sexual violence in NSW.
World Famine and sexual violence in Sudan is having a devastating impact on women and girls The war in Sudan has reached a crisis point for women and girls, with some forced to have sex with soldiers in exchange for food.
News & Views More than 1 in 5 Australians admit to perpetrating sexual violence since age 18, new data shows More than one in five Australians have admitted to inflicting some sort of sexual violence since turning 18, according to recent data.
Local ANROWS announces $2 million investment for research on perpetrators of domestic violence ANROWS has announced a $2 million investment into research focusing on perpetrators of domestic and family violence.
News & Views Why women would prefer to be alone in the woods with a bear than a man Women are overwhelmingly the victims of sexualised violence, and men are commonly the perpetrators.
News & Views Family of Molly Ticehurst fear NSW cabinet meeting on men’s violence is ‘more talk’ An emergency NSW cabinet meeting is being held in Sydney today to address the state’s response to family, domestic and sexual violence.
News & Views Crossbenchers sign open letter to Anthony Albanese for action on gender-based violence Eleven MPs on the crossbench have signed a letter calling for “coordinated action” to combat violence against women.