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.
News & Views The five demands of the No More national rallies happening this weekend Rallies calling for government action on violence against women are happening in a dozen locations across the country over the weekend.
News & Views Here’s why ‘victim’ is not a dirty word “Victim” is not a dirty word. It isn’t something to be cured. It doesn’t imply weakness or passivity, it legally describes what I am; a victim of a crime .
Women's Health News Strangulation can have a long-term impact on women’s health even if ‘it left no marks’ Strangulation, or the act of applying pressure on or around the neck, can be extremely dangerous, and is often part of sexual violence.
News & Views 1800RESPECT launches video counselling service for domestic violence support The national support service for domestic, family and sexual violence 1800RESPECT has launched an on-demand video counselling service.
News & Views We cannot achieve gender equality until we address the single biggest preventable risk factor that women face. Violence. We cannot ‘invest in women’ without addressing violence, writes Domestic Family and Sexual Violence Commissioner Micaela Cronin.
News & Views ‘Sexual reputation’ would no longer be admissible as evidence in government’s proposed Bill The Albanese government has proposed a new Bill to ensure the “sexual reputation” of rape complainants are inadmissible as evidence in federal courts.
