Latest sexual assault

Politics 15 July 2024 ByJerome DoraisamyThe ‘shocking and sobering’ rates of sexual offending in Australia

The inaugural Australian Sexual Offence Statistical collection report has been released, detailing the prevalence and...

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Big Law 25 June 2024 ByGrace RobbieHow the rise in crime is impacting criminal lawyers

The latest quarterly crime statistics from the NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research revealed a notable increase...

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Big Law 29 May 2024 ByJerome DoraisamyFollowing a scathing report into Rio Tinto, which uncovered widespread...

Following a scathing report into Rio Tinto, which uncovered widespread sexual harassment, a BigLaw firm is investigating...

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The Bar 15 April 2024 ByNaomi NeilsonJudge rules on Bruce Lehrmann defamation trial

The Federal Court has ruled on whether Bruce Lehrmann raped Brittany Higgins in Parliament House.

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Big Law 05 March 2024 ByNaomi NeilsonProsecutors abandon ‘rationalism, professionalism’ in rape cases,...

A District Court judge says there is a possible “endemic” of prosecutors abandoning rational and professional...

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Big Law 29 January 2024 ByNaomi NeilsonNew SA child sex offending laws ‘dangerous’, advocacy group says

A proposal by the South Australian government to lock up repeat child sex offenders “forever” has been slammed by...

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Podcast 21 July 2023 ByRobyn TongolUnveiling the complexities of jurors in sexual assault trials

In this episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show, host Naomi Neilson sits down with author Claire Baylis to delve into her...

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Big Law 02 May 2023 ByJess FeyderA-G commits $14.7m to improving sexual assault laws

Federal Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus has committed $14.7 million to improving sexual assault laws and the justice...

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Politics 24 October 2022 ByJess FeyderMany aspects of sexual assault law are ‘broken and wrong’

In conversation with Grace Tame, Sydney lawyer Michael Bradley recently discussed the sexual assault legislative reform...

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Big Law 21 October 2022 ByAdam Thorn and Jerome Doraisamy‘David and Goliath battle’: Passengers sue Qatari airline and...

Five women, who were passengers on an October 2020 Qatar Airways flight, and some of whom were subjected to invasive,...

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