Our campaign for the changing sexual consent laws in NSW.
The Sunday Telegraph held an online discussion with students to glean what they wanted to know when it comes to sex, relationships and consent. Many agreed what they’d been taught was outdated. Watch the video.
Sydney lawyers who broke ranks from the NSW Bar Association on sexual violence law reform last week have spoken out about why they felt compelled to act.
New lesson plans will be rolled out in NSW schools from term 3, to help students understand sexual consent and how to build respectful relationships.
At 14 Chloe was sexually assaulted — but when she told her school counsellor, she received a lecture about ‘male sexual frustration’. Now in year 11, Chloe is inspiring change.
The rules of sexual consent in NSW have been rewritten under bold new changes introduced today. Find out what it means for you.
NSW will adopt an affirmative consent model following fierce public debate over existing laws surrounding sexual assault.
Fifteen years ago, legal experts tried to improve the state’s justice system for sexual assault victims, like appointing specialist judges and prosecutors. But victims are still waiting for change.
When Mel Wojtas was sexually assaulted, consent was the excuse given for police inaction. The mother-of-two tells her story for the first time here.
Jane was one of two women who accused the same man of raping them in separate incidents. While the other woman secured a guilty verdict, the jury didn’t believe her when she told them she didn’t give consent. Here’s her story.
Child sex abuse survivor and Australian of the Year Grace Tame has added her voice to calls for sexual violence law reform. Our newly-launched campaign is asking for real change in the way the legal system deals with sex crimes.
Two women who accused the same man of sexually assaulting them received very different outcomes in their court cases, but through the trauma forged a unique friendship.
Two brave women stood up to bring a rapist to justice but the jury only believed one of them — Holly Leppard. Here, she shares her harrowing story for the first time.
A 22-year-old martial arts instructor found guilty of a sexual assault ‘has no real idea of the damage he caused’, according to the judge who presided over his case.
Fifteen years ago the state government was told to set up specialist sexual assault courts in NSW, so why haven’t they been introduced?
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