News & Views Coercive control in cults to be examined in Victorian parliamentary inquiry The Victorian government has announced a parliamentary inquiry into cults and “organised fringe groups” in the state.
Local Victoria introduces new bill protecting sexual assault victims from further trauma in court Victims of sexual assault and family violence in Victoria will be better protected under new laws that ban traumatic cross-examinations.
News & Views Historic all-women team set to work on Victoria’s Suburban Rail Loop A Victorian government tunnel project will make history by recruiting the first ever all-women tunnel boring machine (TBM) team during the construction of the Suburban Rail Loop (SRL).
News & Views State premiers unite to push for stricter age limits on social media The Queensland, Victorian and New South Wales’ premiers have joined forces to lift the minimum age on social media up to 16 years of age, AAP reports.
News & Views A new government inquiry will examine women’s pain and treatment. How and why is it different? Women are disproportionately affected by pain in terms of how common it is and sensitivity, but also in how their pain is viewed, treated, and even researched.
News & Views ‘Your body is always up for grabs’: Nine News photoshops Victorian MP Georgie Purcell’s body Victorian MP Georgie Purcell has called out Nine News for photoshopping an image of her body to enlarge her breasts and alter her outfit so it appears more revealing.
News & Views ‘It’s time we stopped treating women’s health like a niche issue’: Victoria launches inquiry into women’s pain The Victorian government is launching an inquiry into women’s pain and experiences within the healthcare system.
News & Views Melbourne public housing tower residents offered $5 million settlement over lockdown The Victorian government has proposed a settlement in a class action with residents of public housing towers who were forced into a sudden COVID-19 lockdown.
News & Views Victoria to raise age of criminal responsibility to 14 by 2027 The Victorian government will raise the age of criminal responsibility from 10 to 12 by the end of next year, and to 14 by 2027.
Politics ‘Loophole in the law’: Greens call for Victorian government to protect breastfeeding in public courts Following the recent ejection of a breastfeeding woman from a Victorian court, the Greens are calling on the state government to update laws.
Politics Meet the two women running for a high stakes byelection this weekend Who are Mary Doyle and Roshena Campbell, the women running for Melbourne’s outer east seat of Aston, and what do their policies look like?
News & Views Victoria’s legislative council has a majority of women for the first time Women will make 55 per cent of Victoria’s legislative council, marking the first time a majority of women have been elected to the chamber.
