With the media and legal bar set so high seven years after the global awakening of #MeToo, it’s an ongoing battle for female victim-survivors to provide bulletproof evidence in the contested spaces of “she said/he said”.
We should celebrate the fact this bill is passing through parliament. It shows the government has responded to insistent calls for change to protect families. However, there are two key concerns.
More research is needed on the legal processes and experiences of LGBTQ+ victim-survivors when seeking protection from abusive partners or family members.
We must take heed of what those with lived experiences are calling for in Australia’s policy commitment to end the national crisis of violence against women.
Short-term measures don't address the fundamental systemic issues that lead these vulnerable women into danger.
The Malka Leifer sexual abuse case galvanised Australia’s Jewry, but what have been the implications for child safety standards within Jewish organisations in Australia and Israel?
In the shadow of the COVID-19 crisis, migrant workers in Malaysia are likely to be even more vulnerable to exploitative labour systems, and the law must keep up with the times.
Findings against former High Court justice Dyson Heydon expose the vacuum within the legal profession that allows for sexist behaviour, but it also allows an opportunity to change it.
Until the federal government consistently upholds its obligations over youth justice abuses, the media must hold systems to account.
Police can misidentify victims as offenders because the real perpetrator has misled them.
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