Brittany Higgins has posted on social media for the first time since a Federal Court judge found her former colleague Bruce Lehrmann raped her. Justice Michael Lee ruled that to the civil standard — that is the balance of probabilities — Mr Lehrmann had lied and had sex with MsContinue Reading
Justice Lee reasoned with conclusive authority that Brittany Higgins has told the substantive truth about what happened inside Parliament House in 2019. Mr Lehrmann raped her. While not a win – a young woman was still raped – this is vindication for Ms Higgins. Justice Lee also addressed a numberContinue Reading
The state is seeking to slap heavy monitoring conditions on a serial sex offender – who was jailed over his involvement in the kidnapping, rape and murder of Janine Balding – upon his release from prison, a court has heard. Wayne Wilmot is due to be released from prison laterContinue Reading
A national watchdog will be created to deal with growing safety concerns and rife gender-based violence on Australia’s university campuses. State education ministers met with federal counterpart Jason Clare on Friday, where they agreed to an action plan to address gender-based violence in higher education, developed in response to theContinue Reading
Following the October 7 assault in southern Israel by Hamas militants, over 130 Israelis still remain captive. A recent report has raised concerns about the possibility of captives, particularly women, facing sexual violence in Gaza, leading to unwanted pregnancies.Earlier this week, a group of relatives of those held captive stormedContinue Reading
Victims and survivors of sexual violence will soon be better protected from re-traumatisation with a stronger justice system, as part of a plan to improve experiences for those who come forward. The Albanese government has asked the Australian Law Reform Commission to begin a year-long inquiry into justice response toContinue Reading
Daniel Principe is waging a war against online pornography, which he says has warped the minds of young boys and made sexual violence seem normal and healthy. The celebrated youth educator and advocate works in schools across Australia trying to hold back the tide against a $150 billion global pornographyContinue Reading
Sexual violence victim-survivors and advocates have welcomed a plan to end gendered violence in universities, released publicly today by Federal Education Minister Jason Clare. The draft action plan, developed by a working group on university governance chaired by Our Watch CEO Patty Kinnersly, was presented at a meeting to educationContinue Reading
A real estate agent in regional New South Wales has come under fire over a controversial house listing description, which jokingly included references to killing someone’s partner. The description of the $269,000 home in Tottenham, 140km west of Dubbo, has drawn ire from domestic violence support groups, who labelled itContinue Reading
Thousands of payphones across the country will be kitted out with stickers promoting support and crisis helplines amid ballooning demand for mental health support. About 15,000 payphones, operated by Telstra, will soon prominently feature the numbers of six national support services: 1800 RESPECT, Lifeline, 13 YARN, Kids Helpline, MensLine AustraliaContinue Reading