Out now & free to read: Toxic Parliaments & What Can Be Done About Them by Marian Sawer & Dr Maria Maley shows how the #MeToo movement & revelations of sexual harassment & bullying led to reform in parliamentary workplaces in Australia, Canada, NZ & the UK.
link.springer.com/book/10.1007/9…

“Usually the headlines shouting 'crisis' refer to the tip of the iceberg — not the greater danger which lies beneath, the other slow-burn crises that are harder to see.” Great reporting from ⁦Bridget Brennan⁩ abc.net.au/news/2024-04-1…

Sexualised deepfake abuse is a growing global issue. Dr. Asia A. Eaton Prof Anastasia Powell Adrian Scott & I are leading an ARC project on deepfake abuse across Australia, the US & UK. See our thoughts on current legal challenges via 360info.global. CEVAW Monash Criminology Monash Arts

📣 Our survey is still open! We want to hear from Aus survivors of sexual violence who have been to court. Were your counselling/health/medical records & prior sexual experiences protected? Survey👇Zarina Vakhitova Delanie Woodlock Michael Salter Andi Brown Jess Woolley

Not long now… #WhiteFeverTV

'It all makes for entertaining, engaging viewing. Jane is a likeable protagonist on a journey that’s a lot more complex and thoughtful than the initial ‘maybe I need to bang Asian dudes’ premise. It’s a story told with warmth and insight...' ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️screenhub.com.au/news/reviews/w…

Time for action: The need for children and young people in climate decision-making Grace Arnot Hannah Pitt Dr Simone McCarthy Institute for Health Transformation #ClimateAction powertopersuade.org.au/blog/time-for-…

“Our analysis of 94 universities’ websites.. found advice given to students of areas in cities where not to walk, where to walk, when not to walk, when to walk, how to behave, how not to behave, how to look, how not to look, & who to be with. The perpetrator was rarely mentioned”

Melbourne is pumping this fine Sunday afternoon. Huge lines for Comedy Festival shows including the premiere of abctv’s exciting new comedy #WhiteFever Can’t wait!

“Whoever was responsible for it, the invasion of Higgins’ privacy is a bone-chilling warning to any prospective rape complainant, and a perpetuation of perceptions that there are “good” alleged rape victims and bad ones, and the bad ones will be fair game”
theage.com.au/politics/feder…

Thanks to Rick Morton for joining the dots and shedding light on the morally bankrupt world of ‘media city’ where women’s lives are traded and destroyed for clickbait. It’s time to stop the rubbish argument that they ‘give the punters what they want’ & hold the media to account

“New South Wales’s peak Indigenous legal body has called for an independent investigation after state police briefed media outlets about the alleged involvement of a five-year-old in a break-and-enter and car theft…” theguardian.com/australia-news…

Asked by a journalist from The Australian whether the Albanese Govt’s vision of ending #VAWC in a generation is achievable Rosie Batty said, “How can we aim for less?” & called for “an investment in serious funding, long term” for orgs that wk everyday to end #VAWC National Press Club

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