Journalist Shannon Molloy is used to sharing his story. In his 2020 memoir, Fourteen (now adapted for the stage), he wrote about growing up gay in regional Queensland in the 1990s, enduring severe … [Read more...] about One-third of childhood sexual abuse is perpetrated by another child. Shannon Molloy tells his story – and urges us not to look away
State of denial: How police child abuse inquiries ran aground
In part two of a series on Crown Law withholding evidence from police Aaron Smale asks: how did the government and its lawyers behave when they knew the state was guilty of serious crimes against … [Read more...] about State of denial: How police child abuse inquiries ran aground
Male survivors of sexual violence and abuse (SVA): Barriers and facilitators to reporting and accessing services
Sexual violence and abuse (SVA) is most typically presented as a gender-based problem due to the higher prevalence and incidence rates recorded for women. This has led to male victimisation being … [Read more...] about Male survivors of sexual violence and abuse (SVA): Barriers and facilitators to reporting and accessing services
Women’s Refuge comes to aid of group dealing with violent men
On Christmas Day last year, men’s welfare worker Philip Chapman decided he had had enough dealing with police safety orders.The director of Nelson’s Male Room had spent six years sorting out a … [Read more...] about Women’s Refuge comes to aid of group dealing with violent men