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Experts warn about gaps in online video game regulation

The push to compel online gaming providers to comply with the government's online safety regulations is struggling to keep pace with technological growth.

AAP · Oct 2

The students returning to school after sexual assault: ‘You go back the next day, and you just deal with it’

Peer-on-peer violence is on the rise. But when schools must balance a duty of care to both victims and perpetrators, where does this leave girls who have to pursue their education in the shadow of sexual assault?

The Guardian - AU · Sep 13

Man convicted of child sexual abuse working as NSW touch football referee for juniors thanks to legal ‘loophole’

Exclusive: Safety advocates want laws strengthened to ensure child sexual abuse offenders cannot referee children’s sport

The Guardian - AU · Feb 1

The Adolescence alarm: ‘If there’s a problem with boys’ behaviour, it’s because of us’

Millions have been gripped by a story of toxic masculinity in children that’s been called a ‘wake-up call’. But is it a moral panic, and how should we respond?

The Guardian - AU · Mar 28, 2025

Australia has promised to end domestic violence within a generation. Jess Hill asks: are our strategies working?

At last year’s conference marking the 50th anniversary of Elsie, Australia’s first feminist refuge, numerous speakers reflected on the ultimate aim of the feminist refuge movement, back in the 1970s: that in the near future, domestic violence would no longer exist and their services would no longer be needed.

The Conversation · Mar 16, 2025

In the midst of an epidemic of violence against women, an ambitious new plan gives us hope

Radical change is difficult in this area of work. But the status quo cannot hold

The Guardian - AU · Sep 6, 2024

PM wants end to domestic violence but funding queried

Anthony Albanese says the rising rate of domestic violence is alarming, as a report found alcohol, gambling and pornography are some of its biggest drivers.

AAP · May 30, 2024

One-third of childhood sexual abuse is perpetrated by another child. Shannon Molloy tells his story – and urges us not to look away

Journalist Shannon Molloy is used to sharing his story. In his 2020 memoir, Fourteen (now adapted for the stage), he wrote about growing up gay in regional Queensland in the 1990s, enduring severe bullying.

The Conversation · Mar 12, 2023

Meta to help young Australians hunt down their nudes in bid to tackle image-based abuse on Facebook and Instagram

Australian Facebook and Instagram users will have access to a new US-based platform developed to help young people remove sexually explicit content of themselves.

ABC News · Feb 27, 2023

Alex Case was 14 when he was sexually assaulted by Jeffrey 'Joffa' Corfe. Now he's telling his story

When Alex Case logged into an old email account, he was looking for "cringey" teen memories. Instead, he found long-forgotten messages from the man who sexually assaulted him.

ABC News · Feb 27, 2023