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‘Most women I know don’t want to have sex like men’: Chanel Contos on consent, porn and ‘out-of-fashion’ feminists

Two years ago Contos prompted a national reckoning on sexual consent. Now the 25-year-old is filling venues as she reintroduces radical feminism to gen Z

The Guardian - AU

'We've all gotten off the bus early' and Chanel Contos wants you to talk about it

'I remember all the points in my life when I found out something wasn't ok.'

Newcastle Herald

Backlash over sex education book suggests Australia has a long way to go, Senate inquiry hears

Author Jess Hill tells inquiry into consent laws almost half of children aged nine to 16 are being regularly exposed to porn, with damaging effect

The Guardian - AU

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'We haven't been taught about sex': teens talk about how to fix school sex education

Last week, the Albanese government announced an expert panel to support relationships and sexuality education in Australian schools.

The Conversation

Consent advocate joins global institute to make 'structural impact on society'

The consent education advocate will start a new youth committee.

The Canberra Times

Purity culture is dehumanising – it’s consent that should be at the centre of sex education

If we are educating young people for the purpose of safety, our concern should not be if they are having sex but if they are doing so consensually

The Guardian - AU

Online dating platforms warned they will be hit with mandatory codes if they don't clean up their apps

A national roundtable on online dating has secured commitments to improve safety on dating apps, with a warning that platforms will be hit with mandatory codes if they fail to meet expectations.

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Activist Chanel Contos on the importance of sexual consent education

A woman who is leading what is quickly becoming a worldwide campaign to stop sexual violence has told FRANCE 24 why she believes consent education in schools is the best way to drastically reduce the problem. Chanel Contos was sexually assaulted at just 13 years old and at the time…

France 24

No room for ‘ambiguities’: Sexual consent laws go under spotlight

The adequacy of Australia's sexual consent laws will be examined after a push by some states and territories for positive consent laws.

The New Daily

Sexual consent laws go under spotlight

Differing sexual consent laws across Australia will be reviewed by the federal parliament in the hopes of making the legal system easier for victim-survivors.

AAP

Australians overwhelmingly agree ‘stealthing’ should be a crime, study finds

A majority aren’t familiar with the term for non-consensual removal of condom during sex, a criminal act in four jurisdictions, so reporting is low

The Guardian - AU

As another elite boys' school goes co-ed, are single-sex schools becoming an endangered species?

One of Australia’s most prestigious boys’ schools has just announced it will go co-ed.

The Conversation

‘A huge win’: can sexual consent programs in schools make the change we need?

Australian teenagers are being taught about healthy relationships and respecting women. But what about the rest of the community?

The Guardian - AU

Chanel Contos Called For Consistent Stealthing Laws, ‘Cos For Some Reason They’re Not Aus-Wide

She reckons consistent laws could be an important education tool.

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Prominent Aussie Women Have Come Together For A Fkn Powerful New Campaign Calling For Change

The #SafetyRespectEquity campaign features Brittany Higgins, Grace Tame, Yasmin Poole, Chanel Contos and more.

Reuters

Australian woman wins push for consent education

By Cordelia Hsu

The Conversation

Mandatory consent education is a huge win for Australia – but consent is just one small part of navigating relationships

One year after activist Chanel Contos’ Instagram poll revealed more than 6,700 testimonies of sexual assault – often at high school parties – education ministers around Australia have unanimously agreed to mandate consent education in schools from 2023.

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Consent education to be added to Australian school curriculum from next year

Almost a year after an online petition gained thousands of signatures, state and federal ministers unanimously agree to make consent education mandatory in all Australian schools from 2023.

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FINALLY: Consent Education Is Going To Be Mandatory In All Australian Schools

Consent education is finally going to be completely mandatory in all Australian schools, and we have to work of Chanel Contos to thank.

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