Latest items for Australia
March 20, 2025, 5:22 p.m.
Countries: Australia
Variables: NGOFW-DATA-1
"Chief executive of parent advocacy group The Parenthood, Jessica Rudd, welcomed the scheme's expansion, but said it should be extended further" (para 16). "Minderoo Foundation's Thrive By Five initiative, which advocates for greater support for early childcare, also backed the changes" (para 22).
Variables: NGOFW-DATA-1
"Chief executive of parent advocacy group The Parenthood, Jessica Rudd, welcomed the scheme's expansion, but said it should be extended further" (para 16). "Minderoo Foundation's Thrive By Five initiative, which advocates for greater support for early childcare, also backed the changes" (para 22).
March 20, 2025, 5:22 p.m.
Countries: Australia
Variables: GIC-LAW-1, GIC-LAW-3
"Families will soon be able to access more paid parental leave under an expansion of the scheme. Laws introduced to parliament on Thursday will allow for parents to access six months of paid parental leave by 2026. Families already have access to 20 weeks of paid leave, but under the changes that will increase by two weeks each year from July 2024, until the 26-week rate is reached in 2026. While the 26 weeks will be able to be shared by both parents, the changes will result in each parent receiving four weeks of reserved leave as part of the scheme. Both parents could also use the four weeks of...more
Variables: GIC-LAW-1, GIC-LAW-3
"Families will soon be able to access more paid parental leave under an expansion of the scheme. Laws introduced to parliament on Thursday will allow for parents to access six months of paid parental leave by 2026. Families already have access to 20 weeks of paid leave, but under the changes that will increase by two weeks each year from July 2024, until the 26-week rate is reached in 2026. While the 26 weeks will be able to be shared by both parents, the changes will result in each parent receiving four weeks of reserved leave as part of the scheme. Both parents could also use the four weeks of...more
Feb. 28, 2025, 12:15 p.m.
Countries: Australia
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-1
"Mr Kudha said while growing AirTrunk he found it challenging to find women with suitable experience for technical and senior management roles, and that those who did study STEM subjects often did not end up in careers in those fields" (para 7).
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-1
"Mr Kudha said while growing AirTrunk he found it challenging to find women with suitable experience for technical and senior management roles, and that those who did study STEM subjects often did not end up in careers in those fields" (para 7).
Feb. 28, 2025, 12:15 p.m.
Countries: Australia
Variables: ERBG-DATA-2
"According to a Department of Industry, Science and Resources report released in August last year, the gap between women's and men's pay in STEM industries sat at 16 per cent in 2023, a slight improvement from 17 per cent in 2022" (para 10). "Only 37 per cent of university STEM enrolments are from women, who represent 15 per cent of all people working in STEM jobs" (para 11).
Variables: ERBG-DATA-2
"According to a Department of Industry, Science and Resources report released in August last year, the gap between women's and men's pay in STEM industries sat at 16 per cent in 2023, a slight improvement from 17 per cent in 2022" (para 10). "Only 37 per cent of university STEM enrolments are from women, who represent 15 per cent of all people working in STEM jobs" (para 11).
Feb. 28, 2025, 12:15 p.m.
Countries: Australia
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-2
"Thousands of young Australian women will get a boost to their careers courtesy of a $100million gift from one of Australia's newest billionaires. Founder of cloud computing infrastructure giant AirTrunk, Robin Khuda, 44, has given the University of Sydney its largest ever donation to fund the 20-year program. It will create a pathway for girls from Western Sydney to pursue a career in the science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields" (para 1-3). "'The Khuda Family Foundation STEM Program will establish an invaluable cohort effect - creating a community and, in time, STEM alumni and leaders that will give girls the resources, role models and mentors to empower their success,'...more
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-2
"Thousands of young Australian women will get a boost to their careers courtesy of a $100million gift from one of Australia's newest billionaires. Founder of cloud computing infrastructure giant AirTrunk, Robin Khuda, 44, has given the University of Sydney its largest ever donation to fund the 20-year program. It will create a pathway for girls from Western Sydney to pursue a career in the science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields" (para 1-3). "'The Khuda Family Foundation STEM Program will establish an invaluable cohort effect - creating a community and, in time, STEM alumni and leaders that will give girls the resources, role models and mentors to empower their success,'...more
Feb. 28, 2025, 12:15 p.m.
Countries: Australia
Variables: AFE-DATA-1
"Only 37 per cent of university STEM enrolments are from women, who represent 15 per cent of all people working in STEM jobs" (para 11).
Variables: AFE-DATA-1
"Only 37 per cent of university STEM enrolments are from women, who represent 15 per cent of all people working in STEM jobs" (para 11).
Feb. 20, 2025, 5:11 p.m.
Countries: Australia
Variables: NGOFW-DATA-1
"Elise Phillips, the deputy CEO of Domestic Violence NSW, said gender inequality was driving a crisis of male violence in Australia" (para 7).
Variables: NGOFW-DATA-1
"Elise Phillips, the deputy CEO of Domestic Violence NSW, said gender inequality was driving a crisis of male violence in Australia" (para 7).
Feb. 20, 2025, 5:11 p.m.
Countries: Australia
Variables: DV-DATA-1
"The reason why women in Australia are allegedly being killed by their partners in record numbers has been revealed amid a domestic violence crisis. Twenty-six women have been allegedly killed in Australia at the hands of their partners or former partners so far this year, 12 more than this time last year" (para 1-2). "Many people experienced domestic violence for the first time during the pandemic, she said. 'We saw people who were already experiencing domestic and family violence note an increase in the severity, the frequency and the complexity of what they were dealing with,' she said" (para 21-22). "2 in 5 women in Australia, almost 40 per cent,...more
Variables: DV-DATA-1
"The reason why women in Australia are allegedly being killed by their partners in record numbers has been revealed amid a domestic violence crisis. Twenty-six women have been allegedly killed in Australia at the hands of their partners or former partners so far this year, 12 more than this time last year" (para 1-2). "Many people experienced domestic violence for the first time during the pandemic, she said. 'We saw people who were already experiencing domestic and family violence note an increase in the severity, the frequency and the complexity of what they were dealing with,' she said" (para 21-22). "2 in 5 women in Australia, almost 40 per cent,...more
Feb. 20, 2025, 5:11 p.m.
Countries: Australia
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-2
"Ms Phillips said the domestic and family violence sector is 'extremely' underfunded with Domestic Violence NSW calling for a 20 per cent increase to funding. 'That's a minimum of $145million a year that's required just to be able to have a hope of meeting the current demand,' she said. 'We're also asking for $100million over four years in NSW for primary prevention. We are suggesting that $40million be spent in the next year and $20million each year for the three years following to invest in prevention initiatives in NSW" (para 23-25). "According to the equity economics report, 7600 women and their children returned to live with the perpetrator because they...more
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-2
"Ms Phillips said the domestic and family violence sector is 'extremely' underfunded with Domestic Violence NSW calling for a 20 per cent increase to funding. 'That's a minimum of $145million a year that's required just to be able to have a hope of meeting the current demand,' she said. 'We're also asking for $100million over four years in NSW for primary prevention. We are suggesting that $40million be spent in the next year and $20million each year for the three years following to invest in prevention initiatives in NSW" (para 23-25). "According to the equity economics report, 7600 women and their children returned to live with the perpetrator because they...more
Feb. 20, 2025, 5:11 p.m.
Countries: Australia
Variables: ERBG-DATA-1
"'It's also the inequity we see in relation to pay and the roles that we play in our families, how we divide up care of children and looking after the home'" (para 9).
Variables: ERBG-DATA-1
"'It's also the inequity we see in relation to pay and the roles that we play in our families, how we divide up care of children and looking after the home'" (para 9).
Feb. 20, 2025, 5:11 p.m.
Countries: Australia
Variables: IIP-LAW-2
"Daniel Billings, 29, has been charged her murder with court documents revealing he was on bail at the time for stalking, sexual assault and harassment charges" (para 4). This implies that stalking and sexual harassment are against the law (ELW - CODER COMMENT).
Variables: IIP-LAW-2
"Daniel Billings, 29, has been charged her murder with court documents revealing he was on bail at the time for stalking, sexual assault and harassment charges" (para 4). This implies that stalking and sexual harassment are against the law (ELW - CODER COMMENT).
Feb. 20, 2025, 5:11 p.m.
Countries: Australia
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"Daniel Billings, 29, has been charged her murder with court documents revealing he was on bail at the time for stalking, sexual assault and harassment charges" (para 4).
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"Daniel Billings, 29, has been charged her murder with court documents revealing he was on bail at the time for stalking, sexual assault and harassment charges" (para 4).
Feb. 20, 2025, 5:11 p.m.
Countries: Australia
Variables: MURDER-DATA-1
"The reason why women in Australia are allegedly being killed by their partners in record numbers has been revealed amid a domestic violence crisis. Twenty-six women have been allegedly killed in Australia at the hands of their partners or former partners so far this year, 12 more than this time last year. The body of teaching assistant Molly Ticehurst, 28, was found inside a home in Forbes, 370km west of Sydney, just before 2am on Monday. Daniel Billings, 29, has been charged her murder with court documents revealing he was on bail at the time for stalking, sexual assault and harassment charges. Just 36 hours later the body of Emma...more
Variables: MURDER-DATA-1
"The reason why women in Australia are allegedly being killed by their partners in record numbers has been revealed amid a domestic violence crisis. Twenty-six women have been allegedly killed in Australia at the hands of their partners or former partners so far this year, 12 more than this time last year. The body of teaching assistant Molly Ticehurst, 28, was found inside a home in Forbes, 370km west of Sydney, just before 2am on Monday. Daniel Billings, 29, has been charged her murder with court documents revealing he was on bail at the time for stalking, sexual assault and harassment charges. Just 36 hours later the body of Emma...more
Feb. 20, 2025, 5:11 p.m.
Countries: Australia
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"Ms Phillips said social media figures including Andrew Tate, a self-described misogynist, were only reinforcing attitudes already felt by some men. 'We know that social media provided a new platform for promoting those types of gender stereotypes and misogynistic attitudes,' she said" (para 16-17).
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"Ms Phillips said social media figures including Andrew Tate, a self-described misogynist, were only reinforcing attitudes already felt by some men. 'We know that social media provided a new platform for promoting those types of gender stereotypes and misogynistic attitudes,' she said" (para 16-17).
Feb. 7, 2025, 6:41 p.m.
Countries: Australia
Variables: LRW-LAW-3
"Cross-examination, where defence lawyers question complainants, is widely known as the most traumatic and combative part of a trial, particularly for sexual assault complainants. The report found some barristers opened their questioning with deliberately confronting questions to 'rattle' complainants – others used 'ambush' style tactics. 'It is likely that the unpredictability of what complainants may encounter continues to be a significant contributor to complainant anxiety and distress when confronting the ordeal of giving evidence in court,' the report’s authors said" (para 15-17). This implies that the woman's testimony does count in court (ELW - CODER COMMENT). "The study found 'flirtatious' behaviour on pub CCTV, substance addiction, mental illness, criminal conviction...more
Variables: LRW-LAW-3
"Cross-examination, where defence lawyers question complainants, is widely known as the most traumatic and combative part of a trial, particularly for sexual assault complainants. The report found some barristers opened their questioning with deliberately confronting questions to 'rattle' complainants – others used 'ambush' style tactics. 'It is likely that the unpredictability of what complainants may encounter continues to be a significant contributor to complainant anxiety and distress when confronting the ordeal of giving evidence in court,' the report’s authors said" (para 15-17). This implies that the woman's testimony does count in court (ELW - CODER COMMENT). "The study found 'flirtatious' behaviour on pub CCTV, substance addiction, mental illness, criminal conviction...more
Feb. 7, 2025, 6:41 p.m.
Countries: Australia
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"Sexual assault trials across NSW are permeated by outdated myths and stereotypes about how 'genuine victims' should act, dress, and fight off their attackers, exposing complainants to caustic and distressing court hearings, research has found" (para 1). The table titled "Sexual assault myths in NSW trials" shows the frequency with which certain topics were raised in cross examinations in the 75 sexual assault trials reviewed in a report from the Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research. Mention of a 'dealyed' or 'incomplete' complaint came up in 84% of trails while 53% of them mentioned a failure to physically resist alleged attack, and 53% of them brought up a failure to...more
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"Sexual assault trials across NSW are permeated by outdated myths and stereotypes about how 'genuine victims' should act, dress, and fight off their attackers, exposing complainants to caustic and distressing court hearings, research has found" (para 1). The table titled "Sexual assault myths in NSW trials" shows the frequency with which certain topics were raised in cross examinations in the 75 sexual assault trials reviewed in a report from the Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research. Mention of a 'dealyed' or 'incomplete' complaint came up in 84% of trails while 53% of them mentioned a failure to physically resist alleged attack, and 53% of them brought up a failure to...more
Feb. 7, 2025, 6:41 p.m.
Countries: Australia
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-2
"Statistics show only an estimated 16 per cent of Australians who experienced sexual violence in 2021-22 contacted police within 12 months, and more than one-third of recent rape trials ended with a guilty verdict" (para 30).
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-2
"Statistics show only an estimated 16 per cent of Australians who experienced sexual violence in 2021-22 contacted police within 12 months, and more than one-third of recent rape trials ended with a guilty verdict" (para 30).
Feb. 7, 2025, 6:41 p.m.
Countries: Australia
Variables: LRW-LAW-1
"Consent laws do not require a person to physically fight off unwanted sexual contact" (para 10).
Variables: LRW-LAW-1
"Consent laws do not require a person to physically fight off unwanted sexual contact" (para 10).
Feb. 6, 2025, 10:26 p.m.
Countries: Australia
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-2
"The 24-hour sexual assault response team in Townsville will been extended and expanded to two more locations" (para 18).
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-2
"The 24-hour sexual assault response team in Townsville will been extended and expanded to two more locations" (para 18).
Feb. 6, 2025, 10:26 p.m.
Countries: Australia
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"The Women's Safety and Justice Taskforce's final Hear Her Voice report recommended 188 law reforms, including an overhaul of consent laws. The new bill was developed in consultation with many stakeholders, including sexual violence bodies. The Queensland government will spend $225million implementing the recommendations, including major IT upgrade in 81 courts across the state to help with victim testimony" (para 15-17).
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"The Women's Safety and Justice Taskforce's final Hear Her Voice report recommended 188 law reforms, including an overhaul of consent laws. The new bill was developed in consultation with many stakeholders, including sexual violence bodies. The Queensland government will spend $225million implementing the recommendations, including major IT upgrade in 81 courts across the state to help with victim testimony" (para 15-17).
Feb. 6, 2025, 10:26 p.m.
Countries: Australia
Variables: LRW-LAW-2
"Among the reforms is that the act of 'stealthing' is now a criminal offence - which can result in a maximum sentence of life behind bars, Yahoo reported. 'Stealthing' is when a sexual partner secretly removes a condom during sex without the knowledge and consent of the other party involved" (para 3-4). These reforms took place in the state of Queensland (ELW - CODER COMMENT).
Variables: LRW-LAW-2
"Among the reforms is that the act of 'stealthing' is now a criminal offence - which can result in a maximum sentence of life behind bars, Yahoo reported. 'Stealthing' is when a sexual partner secretly removes a condom during sex without the knowledge and consent of the other party involved" (para 3-4). These reforms took place in the state of Queensland (ELW - CODER COMMENT).
Feb. 6, 2025, 10:26 p.m.
Countries: Australia
Variables: LRW-LAW-1
"One Australian state has introduced new sexual consent laws, which now includes defining the act of 'stealthing' as rape and tougher sentences for offenders. Queensland's revised laws came into force on Monday, which aim to improve 'the experience' of victims of sexual offences when they're ready to make the brave decision to come forward and file a complaint. Among the reforms is that the act of 'stealthing' is now a criminal offence - which can result in a maximum sentence of life behind bars, Yahoo reported. 'Stealthing' is when a sexual partner secretly removes a condom during sex without the knowledge and consent of the other party involved. The recognition...more
Variables: LRW-LAW-1
"One Australian state has introduced new sexual consent laws, which now includes defining the act of 'stealthing' as rape and tougher sentences for offenders. Queensland's revised laws came into force on Monday, which aim to improve 'the experience' of victims of sexual offences when they're ready to make the brave decision to come forward and file a complaint. Among the reforms is that the act of 'stealthing' is now a criminal offence - which can result in a maximum sentence of life behind bars, Yahoo reported. 'Stealthing' is when a sexual partner secretly removes a condom during sex without the knowledge and consent of the other party involved. The recognition...more
Feb. 6, 2025, 10:26 p.m.
Countries: Australia
Variables: LRW-DATA-1
"The reform were introduced after Queensland, along with NSW, saw the sharpest rise of sexual assault victims recorded in 2023, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics. Queensland had a 14 per cent yearly increase to 1,011 victims, while NSW sexual assault victims rose by 19 per cent to 2,296. Nationwide, there was an astonishing 35,138 victims. Women represented 84 per cent - or 30,466 - of victims nationwide" (para 19-22).
Variables: LRW-DATA-1
"The reform were introduced after Queensland, along with NSW, saw the sharpest rise of sexual assault victims recorded in 2023, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics. Queensland had a 14 per cent yearly increase to 1,011 victims, while NSW sexual assault victims rose by 19 per cent to 2,296. Nationwide, there was an astonishing 35,138 victims. Women represented 84 per cent - or 30,466 - of victims nationwide" (para 19-22).
Feb. 3, 2025, 5:21 p.m.
Countries: Australia
Variables: IRP-PRACTICE-1
"For many National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) participants, a federal government decision means they can no longer access sexual services funding under the system, or they could risk financial pressure. Sydneysider Oliver Morton-Evans says this decision has been "deeply disappointing" for many who live with a disability, including himself. "Now, only those who are financially well-off in the disability community can afford this service by paying out of pocket," he said. One of the most common stereotypes that Mr Morton-Evans comes up against is the assumption that people with a disability aren't sexual beings. What he knows firsthand though is that intimacy and sex can be integral to identity and...more
Variables: IRP-PRACTICE-1
"For many National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) participants, a federal government decision means they can no longer access sexual services funding under the system, or they could risk financial pressure. Sydneysider Oliver Morton-Evans says this decision has been "deeply disappointing" for many who live with a disability, including himself. "Now, only those who are financially well-off in the disability community can afford this service by paying out of pocket," he said. One of the most common stereotypes that Mr Morton-Evans comes up against is the assumption that people with a disability aren't sexual beings. What he knows firsthand though is that intimacy and sex can be integral to identity and...more
Feb. 3, 2025, 5:21 p.m.
Countries: Australia
Variables: IRP-DATA-2
"For many National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) participants, a federal government decision means they can no longer access sexual services funding under the system, or they could risk financial pressure" (Para 1).
Variables: IRP-DATA-2
"For many National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) participants, a federal government decision means they can no longer access sexual services funding under the system, or they could risk financial pressure" (Para 1).
Jan. 18, 2025, 3:34 p.m.
Countries: Australia
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"It was revealed that the murder rate had escalated (indeed, in April the Australian Institute of Criminology released the latest findings from the national homicide monitoring program which found that the intimate partner homicide rate had increased by 28% in a single year), politicians, experts, frontline workers and survivor advocates gathered for 'crisis talks', dedicated national cabinet meetings, a 'rapid review' of prevention efforts, and most notably took to the streets alongside tens of thousands of everyday Australians for another historic 'Women’s March'" (10).
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"It was revealed that the murder rate had escalated (indeed, in April the Australian Institute of Criminology released the latest findings from the national homicide monitoring program which found that the intimate partner homicide rate had increased by 28% in a single year), politicians, experts, frontline workers and survivor advocates gathered for 'crisis talks', dedicated national cabinet meetings, a 'rapid review' of prevention efforts, and most notably took to the streets alongside tens of thousands of everyday Australians for another historic 'Women’s March'" (10).
Jan. 18, 2025, 3:34 p.m.
Countries: Australia
Variables: DV-DATA-1
"[Elisabeth Armitage, the Northern Territory coroner's] report found that 87 women have been killed by their domestic partners since 2000 in the Northern Territory and at least 82 of those women were Aboriginal" (6). "It was revealed that the murder rate had escalated (indeed, in April the Australian Institute of Criminology released the latest findings from the national homicide monitoring program which found that the intimate partner homicide rate had increased by 28% in a single year)" (10).
Variables: DV-DATA-1
"[Elisabeth Armitage, the Northern Territory coroner's] report found that 87 women have been killed by their domestic partners since 2000 in the Northern Territory and at least 82 of those women were Aboriginal" (6). "It was revealed that the murder rate had escalated (indeed, in April the Australian Institute of Criminology released the latest findings from the national homicide monitoring program which found that the intimate partner homicide rate had increased by 28% in a single year)" (10).
Jan. 18, 2025, 3:34 p.m.
Countries: Australia
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-2, DV-PRACTICE-2
"This year [2024] has also seen Australia pause to mark the 50th anniversary of several landmark moments in its now five decades-long struggle to eradicate men’s violence against women. This included the 50th anniversary of the establishment of Elsie, Australia’s first domestic violence refuge, in March, and the 50th anniversary of the establishment of the Sydney rape crisis centre in October, Australia’s first (9).
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-2, DV-PRACTICE-2
"This year [2024] has also seen Australia pause to mark the 50th anniversary of several landmark moments in its now five decades-long struggle to eradicate men’s violence against women. This included the 50th anniversary of the establishment of Elsie, Australia’s first domestic violence refuge, in March, and the 50th anniversary of the establishment of the Sydney rape crisis centre in October, Australia’s first (9).
Jan. 18, 2025, 3:34 p.m.
Countries: Australia
Variables: NGOFW-DATA-1
"Australian Femicide Watch… was founded by the journalist and researcher Sherele Moody" (para 2).
Variables: NGOFW-DATA-1
"Australian Femicide Watch… was founded by the journalist and researcher Sherele Moody" (para 2).
Jan. 18, 2025, 3:34 p.m.
Countries: Australia
Variables: MURDER-DATA-1
"Janice [femicide victim] was the first woman to be allegedly killed this year of a total of 98 so far, according to Australian Femicide Watch" (para 2). "[Elisabeth Armitage, the Northern Territory coroner's] report found that 87 women have been killed by their domestic partners since 2000 in the Northern Territory and at least 82 of those women were Aboriginal" (6). "It was revealed that the murder rate had escalated (indeed, in April the Australian Institute of Criminology released the latest findings from the national homicide monitoring program which found that the intimate partner homicide rate had increased by 28% in a single year)" (10).
Variables: MURDER-DATA-1
"Janice [femicide victim] was the first woman to be allegedly killed this year of a total of 98 so far, according to Australian Femicide Watch" (para 2). "[Elisabeth Armitage, the Northern Territory coroner's] report found that 87 women have been killed by their domestic partners since 2000 in the Northern Territory and at least 82 of those women were Aboriginal" (6). "It was revealed that the murder rate had escalated (indeed, in April the Australian Institute of Criminology released the latest findings from the national homicide monitoring program which found that the intimate partner homicide rate had increased by 28% in a single year)" (10).