Revealed: What new sex consent laws mean for you
The rules of sexual consent in NSW have been rewritten under bold new changes introduced today. Find out what it means for you.
NSW consent laws
Our campaign for the changing sexual consent laws in NSW.
NSW now leading nation with new sexual consent laws
NSW will adopt an affirmative consent model following fierce public debate over existing laws surrounding sexual assault.
Specialised rape courts needed to support victims
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.
‘I learned the brutal truth of our consent laws’
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.
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‘I didn’t think it was rape, I was married to him’
For decades, Sally was tortured and sexually assaulted by her husband but after she fled, her experience with the criminal justice system was like that of many survivors — painful.
Sex victims face longer wait for justice in court
New figures show the time it takes for a sexual assault case to progress through court has blown out, despite a string of reforms aimed at preventing delays.
World-first plan: Sex pests to be swiped off dating apps
NSW Police have asked dating apps to use artificial intelligence to identify aggressive and coercive language and refer any sexual reports to detectives, in a world-first proposal.
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