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 .
News & Views 1448 stories: The reality of sexual assault at Australia’s festivals, gigs and venues The Safer Spaces report exposes gender-based violence in festivals and venues. The numbers are disturbing, but the call to action is clear.
News & Views ‘We changed the world’ UN passes historic resolution recognising survivors of sexual violence following survivor-led movement For the first time in history, the United Nations General Assembly adopted a standalone resolution recognising rape in peacetime, and condemning all forms of sexual and gender-based violence.
News & Views #LetUsSpeak: Gag laws in Victoria prevent sexual assault survivors from telling their stories Thousands of survivors of sexual assault in Victoria have lost the right to publicly identify themselves and tell their stories.
News & Views New investigation reveals how badly police have failed survivors of sexual assault A ground-breaking investigation by ABC News has revealed, for the first time, the outcome of nearly every sexual assault reported to the police in Australia between 2008 and 2017.
News & Views Cardinal George Pell sentenced to six years in prison for ‘callous & brazen’ abuse Chief Judge Peter Kidd has sentenced Cardinal George Pell to six years in jail for the ‘callous’ and ‘brazen’ abuse of two choirboys in Melbourne in 1996.
News & Views ‘For many survivors it will be immensely challenging’: The sentencing of Cardinal George Pell The President of the Blue Knot Foundation Dr Cathy Kezelman AM says the reaction to George Pell’s sentencing will be emotionally charged & polarising.
News & Views It’s time for ALL victims of gender based violence and assault to be heard Gender violence, domestic violence and assault is commonplace in Australia, yet it is only a handful of stories which seize our attention.
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