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Digital duty of care needed to mandate safeguards against online sexual abuse of children on Australian screens

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7 March 2025 eSafety’s transparency report published yesterday reveals the gaps in Telegram and Reddit’s detection and deterrence of child sexual exploitation and abuse on their services. Failures to detect new child sexual exploitation and abuse images and videos should urgently be addressed to stop the circulation of this illegal material and protect the children … Continued

Entries open: Walkley Foundation’s Our Watch Award for Excellence in Reporting on Violence Against Women?

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Journalists who have reported on violence against women in the last year are strongly encouraged to submit entries for  the Walkley Foundation’s Our Watch Award for Excellence in Reporting on Violence Against Women as part of the Walkley Foundation’s Mid-Year Celebration of Journalism.     The category is sponsored by Our Watch, Australia’s leading organisation for the … Continued

Parklea Prison announcement vindicates PSA campaign

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The PSA welcomes today’s decision by the Minns Labor Government to return Parklea Correctional Centre to public hands. “From the moment Parklea Correctional Centre was privatised in 2009, our union has campaigned for what is right: the return of the jail to the people of NSW and away from the failed Prison for Profit model that fails staff and … Continued

Advocacy Australia Welcomes MHRT Reforms But Calls for Further Action

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Advocacy Australia Welcomes MHRT Reforms But Calls for Further Action Advocacy Australia has welcomed NSW Government amendments to the Mental Health and Cognitive Impairment Forensic Provisions Act 2020 and the Mental Health Act 2007, strengthening oversight and governance in forensic mental health matters but says more needs to be done. Key amendments to the Acts … Continued

Union condemns “claim farmers” for sexual abuse scam against innocent teachers

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14 February 2025 The union representing teachers and support staff in non-government schools welcomes the crackdown on fraudulent compensation claims for historical sexual abuse. Several people have been charged over an alleged scheme to make fraudulent compensation claims against the NSW Department of Education and the NSW Department of Communities and Justice for historical child … Continued

Dangerous weeks ahead for women and children, national bodies warn

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National organisations working to end violence against women – Our Watch and No to Violence – are warning that women may face increased risks of violence during the festive season. The two organisations are calling on men concerned about their behaviour to seek help and for efforts in primary prevention of both violence and substance … Continued

Australian-first study shines light on why some drug traffickers are more likely to be reconvicted than others

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One in two ‘typical’ drug traffickers convicted in NSW between 2000 and 2023 will have no further contact with the criminal justice system after release, according to an Australian-first study published in The International Journal of Drug Policy.   The authors also found that people convicted of trafficking heroin or amphetamine-type substances are more likely … Continued

Victim-survivors support criminalising coercive control

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Female victim-survivors of coercive control overwhelmingly support making it a standalone criminal offence, groundbreaking national research released today (10 December) reveals.  The study, led by Monash University and funded by the Australian Institute of Criminology, is the largest of its kind in Australia and provides critical insights into the potential benefits and risks of introducing … Continued

Monash University’s “What Happens Next?” podcast uncovers the roots of gender-based violence during 16 Days of Activism

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As part of the global, United Nations-led 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence, Monash University’s “What Happens Next?” podcast – hosted by Dr Susan Carland – delivers a powerful two-part season finale that reveals the systemic drivers of gender-based violence (GBV) and proposes critical solutions. Featuring world-leading researchers and other experts, the podcast series coincides with … Continued