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The platform formerly known as Twitter faces a A$610,500 penalty from the eSafety Commissioner.
Loud Sky, at Newcastle’s The Lock-Up, brings together new commissions and community artworks to explore institutional abuse by the Catholic Church.
The Chrisland Schools incident shows how the media allows males to get away with actions that females cannot.
A new study shows the impacts of child sex abuse material on the families of offenders - who are described as ‘secondary victims’.
One study found 80% of darknet traffic on Tor went to sites hosting unmoderated porn and child sex abuse material.
Child sexual abuse and child sex trafficking are serious problems. Misinformation is harming efforts to combat them.
There are new calls for an inquiry into the suicide of whistleblower priest Glen Walsh. The Catholic church argues the events are ‘historical’ and have been addressed by previous inquiries.
New research has found child sex abuse survivors are far more likely to be the victims of a range of crimes as adults. The reasons why – and who is most vulnerable – are complex.
A first-of-its-kind study in Australia is looking at ways to support sex offenders to restart their lives after prison. Research shows this can reduce recidivism by 88%.
Pell said after his acquittal he would ‘be very surprised if there’s any bad findings’ in the redacted portions of the royal commission report. This is not the case.
This High Court appeal did not ask whether Pell committed the offences. It asked whether the two majority judges in the Victorian Court of Appeal, in dismissing Pell’s earlier appeal, made an error.
To address low conviction rates in child sex abuse cases, reforms were made to allow juries to hear about the past sex crimes of defendants. Not all lawyers agree the changes are good.
When parents suspect grooming, they should direct their concerns to the school, no matter how trivial it may seem.
Addressing the legal responsibility of institutions for the actions of abusers has proven incredibly complex. Victoria thought it was making things easier for victims, but the opposite is true.
Moderate Liberal Russell Broadbent, says mandatory sentencing interferes with separation of powers, and removes the option for judges to take particular circumstances of cases into account.
Last year, Pennsylvania’s grand jury report uncovered sexual abuse allegations by over 300 priests. A scholar explains how the report may have helped survivors come to terms with a painful past.
The ethical implications of putting vigilantes on the front line in the battle against child sex abuse.
In the wake of new revelations about clergy sex abuse and cover-up in Pennsylvania, civil lawsuits brought by abuse victims may be the only effective way to hold Catholic church officials accountable.
The finding in the Newcastle Local Court will have huge implications for the Catholic church and other institutions worldwide.
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Senior Lecturer, School of Humanities and Social Science, University of Newcastle
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Senior Lecturer in Criminology & Justice | Co-leader of the Sexual Violence Research and Prevention Unit (SVRPU), University of the Sunshine Coast
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Scientia Associate Professor of Criminology, UNSW Sydney
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Professor, School of Law, Queensland University of Technology
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Associate Professor, Melbourne Law School, The University of Melbourne
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Timothy W. Jones is a Friend of The Conversation.
Associate Professor in History, La Trobe University
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Professor, National Drug Research Institute, Curtin University
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Associate professor, La Trobe University
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Professor in Criminology, University of the West of England
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University Distinguished Professor of Forensic Behavioural Science & Dean, School of Health Sciences, Swinburne University of Technology
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Adjunct Associate Professor, Curtin University
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Director of POCHE Centre for Indigenous Health, The University of Queensland
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Professor, School of Sport, Health and Human Performance, University of Waikato
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Associate Professor, Queensland University of Technology
