Consent

20 years of tracking sexual harassment at work shows little improvement. But that could be about to change

Lisa Heap, RMIT University The fifth national survey on sexual harassment in Australian workplaces, published today, shows little has changed since the last survey in 2018 – or indeed since the first survey in 2003. It points to the importance of the legislative changes being pursued by the Albanese government, including reforms that passed [...]

By |2022-12-15T11:22:09+11:00December 2nd, 2022|Categories: Consent|Tags: |0 Comments

How do you teach a primary school child about consent? You can start with these books

Emma Whatman, Deakin University and Paul Venzo, Deakin University Parents will be increasingly aware they need to talk about consent with their children. There is no such thing as “too young” to start the conversation. In fact, the earlier the better, when it comes to understanding how to have respect for your body and other [...]

By |2022-10-18T16:28:00+11:00September 27th, 2022|Categories: Consent|0 Comments

Fighting the insidious rise of deepfakes

Deepfake software has becoming increasingly sophisticated and easy to use, which means nearly anyone can now create explicit material using someone's image. Young Australian Noelle Martin found this out to her horror when she discovered explicit images of her face on the bodies of adult film actresses online. She had never had a boyfriend, never [...]

By |2019-10-21T15:23:10+11:00September 23rd, 2019|Categories: Consent, Cybersafety|Tags: , , , |0 Comments

How to talk to your children about sexual consent

Parents and caregivers often wait until their children are older to talk about sexual consent. And many parents often leave “the sex talk” altogether – hoping that schools will do it instead. The most recent guidance for teaching consent under the relationship and sex education curriculum simply advises that lessons should be provided before the [...]

By |2020-03-09T11:29:22+11:00September 9th, 2019|Categories: Consent, Sexual Education|0 Comments
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