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Recent coverage

Survivors, advocates, experts respond to national cabinet announcement, ABC News, 2 May 2024

ABC radio, Advocates, services react to new measures to combat gendered violence, 2 May 2024

National milestone as abortion officially decriminalised in every state and territory in Australia, Women’s Agenda, 27 March 2024.

Abortion has finally been decriminalised in every state and territory in Australia, Pedestrian TV, 27 March 2024.

A student ombudsman will make students safer. Can we finally end rape on campus? Women’s Agenda, 26 February 2024

INTERVIEW: Fair Agenda’s Renee Carr on agreement to establish student safety ombudsman, SBS News In Depth, 24 February 2024.

‘Breathtaking’: education ministers approve national ombudsman to tackle sexual assault at Australian universities, The Guardian, 23 February 2024.

Jason Clare announces student action plan to target gender based violence, including new ombudsman, The Australian, 23 February 2024

Forty-one community organisations write to WA Premier over LGBT Law Reforms, Star Observer, 11 January 2024

Pressure grows on WA Government over LGBTQI reforms after unions, legal bodies call for urgent action, The West Australian, 9 January 2024

Draft government action plan to end gender-based violence at uni, Women’s Agenda, 23 November 2023

Call for campus sexual assault watchdog to tackle sexual violence at Australian universities, The Guardian, 22 November 2023

‘Need to be accountable’: Draft action plan to end gender-based violence at university released, News.com.au, 22 November 2023

Under pressure to address sexual violence on campus, universities sign on to charter on sexual harm, ABC News, 17 November 2023

Universities criticised for failed response after report details extent of sexual violence on campuses, The Guardian, 14 September 2023

Major university calls for meeting to discuss future of Universities Australia head Catriona Jackson, ABC News, 14 August 2023.

Calls to update university student safety survey after fears true extent of assaults on campuses remains unknown, ABC News, 9 August 2023

Amy Remeikis on rape culture, the good bloke myth and sex ed –podcast, The Guardian, 31 July 2023.

Universities Australia grilled by federal senators as sexual consent hearings come to a close, ABC News, 27 July 2023.

Million-dollar university campaign to tackle sexual violence scrapped for ‘risqué’ material, Women’s Agenda, 28 July 2023.

Exclusive: Universities axe consent program, The Saturday Paper, 22-28 July 2023.

Universities Australia defends dropping $1.5m sexual consent campaign, Sydney Morning Herald, 27 July 2023.

Universities Australia defends move to axe consent campaign, The Canberra Times, 27 July 2023.

Fair Agenda interview on university safety, ABC Afternoon briefing, 20 July 2023.

Students call on federal government to tackle sexual violence at universities, ABC News, 20 July 2023.

Advocates demand action on shocking rates of sexual assault at university, Women’s Agenda, 11 July 2023.

Open letter calls for government to address 'university failures' over sexual violence, ABC news, 10 July 2023.

Sexual violence advocates welcome $14.7 million government investment in justice system, Women’s Agenda, 3 May 2023

EROC and Fair Agenda - “universities can’t be left to mark their own work” on sexual violence, Woroni, 30 April 2023.

Advocates call for action as another 8,800 students expected to be sexually assaulted this academic year, Women’s Agenda, 20 April 2023.