Working With Children: Should Better Checks Be Undertaken?
Parents around Australia are reeling from the news that the Australian Federal Police (AFP) has charged a former childcare worker from the Gold Coast in Queensland with more than 1600 child sexual offences against 91 children both in Australia and...
Should Uniform Affirmative Consent Laws Be Enacted Across Australia?
Victoria is the latest jurisdiction to introduce affirmative sexual consent laws, becoming the third Australian jurisdiction to enact laws which require those who participate in sexual activity to take positive steps to ensure the other party or parties are consenting....
Rideshare Drivers – Unfairly Demonised by the Mainstream Media
It seems like every week there are mainstream media reports of rideshare drivers preying on their unsuspecting victims. One tabloid even claims the biggest rideshare company of them all, Uber, is hit with two sexual assault or misconduct claims every...
The Criminal Offence of Sexual Touching Without Consent
It has been reported that Tim Mathieson, who is the ex-partner of former Australia prime minister Julia Gillard, will plead guilty in Melbourne Magistrates’ Court to intentionally sexually touching a woman without her consent in Melbourne’s CBD on 13 March...
The Offence of Using a Carriage Service to Procure a Child Under 16 for Sexual Activity
The deputy principal at a high school in Sydney’s south-west has been sentenced to more than three and a half years behind bars for sexting who he believed to be a 14-year old girl. Damian Wanstall’s LinkedIn profile hasn’t been...
Government’s Payment of $3 Million to Brittany Higgins Referred to Corruption Watchdog
Just when you thought the Britany Higgins’ story had finally stopped making headlines, it is now under the spotlight again – this time because of the payout made to the complainant by the Morrison Government. The amount of the ex...
Criminal Offences Related to Paying for Sexual Services in New South Wales
Although sex work has largely been decriminalised in New South Wales, criminal offences still apply to the purchase of sexual services in certain circumstances. Here is what you need to know as a client of sex workers. General Rules Regarding...
NSW Police Officer Found Guilty of Aggravated Sexual Assault of Teenager
A New South Wales Police Officer has been found guilty of having sexual intercourse with a child between the ages of 14 and 16 years. Former officer Troy Robert Cridland was refused bail and taken into custody after a jury...
Can a Person Be Charged with a Criminal Offence That Has Since Been Repealed?
The “Teacher’s Pet” story, involving the mystery surrounding the disappearance of Chris Dawson’s wife in 1982 and his sexual relationship with one of his high school pupils, has gripped Australia for decades. Now, the story may be coming to an...
Notorious Misogynist Charged with Sexual Assault and Human Trafficking
Self-proclaimed misogynist Andrew Tate, who also regularly professes homophobic and racist views, has been charged by Romanian authorities with several criminal offences including sexual assault and human trafficking. The notorious bigot’s brother, Tristan, and two Romanian women are also facing...
