Universities are celebrated as bastions of teaching, knowledge and research excellence, but they can pose risks to staff psychosocial safety and wellbeing. In Australia and elsewhere, we are increa...

From the Epstein files to Amber Heard, we obsess over victims while denying their own right to speak.

What was once considered a normal body and what was abnormal? And what are the consequences of these perceptions for legislation and medical practices? This is explored by Willemijn Ruberg.

Abstract. Both right-wing forces and gender-critical feminists currently frame cis and trans women’s needs as fundamentally different and conflicting. Viol

Abstract. This paper explores the state’s evolving discourse on prostitution and sexual health during the ‘crisis years’ of England’s HIV epidemic. Analysi

The final report into governance has called for state and Commonwealth legislation to refocus universities on teaching and research.

Natasha Ugle says ‘nothing has changed’ since her husband Wayne’s death in 2023, as a national report found 33 First Nations peoples died in custody last year * Warning: This article contains images of and references to Indigenous Australians who have died * Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast The widow of a Noongar man who died at a maximum security prison in Western Australia two years ago says “nothing has changed” for Aboriginal people, after a damning report revealed that more Indigenous people died in custody last year than any year since 1980. The national deaths in custody report by the Australian Institute of Criminology, released on Wednesday, showed there were 113 deaths in custody recorded in 2024-2025, including 33 First Nations people. Indigenous Australians can call 13YARN on 13 92 76 for information and crisis support; or call Lifeline on 13 11 14, Mensline on 1300 789 978 or Beyond Blue on 1300 22 4636 Continue reading...

The Department of Justice instructed prison auditors across the country to simply stop assessing whether facilities are violating laws designed to shield LGBT+ prisoners from sexual abuse

I’m Ruth Beecher and this is my colleague Katie Elliott. Over the last few months, we’ve started recording the life histories of survivors of childhood sexual abuse for the Recovery Histories project....

Penn Carey Law’s Serena Mayeri’s new book highlights how legal battles against ‘marital supremacy’ advanced equality and the challenges that remain.