Title: News

Researchers criticise attempts to regulate surrogacy

Recent proposals in the UK and the Netherlands would regulate surrogacy through pre-conception authorisation. Researchers are unconvinced.

14 December 2020

Forced marriages in Australia a bigger problem than we think

AFP Commissioner Reece Kershaw says forced marriage may be a bigger problem in Australia than we think, as the crime is likely underreported.

16 November 2020

Aussie kids trapped in online porn ring

Australian children as young as 12 have been caught up in an international online pornography ring operating out of Bangladesh.

12 November 2020

Hundreds of Ethiopian girls trapped in prostitution

Hundreds of girls are trapped in the sex trade in Ethiopia's northern city of Gondar, many pushed by rural families to find work in the cities.

11 November 2020

Australian Border Force blocks Japanese hentai pornography containing child sexual abuse material

The Australian Border Force has started blocking the importation of Hentai (a popular form of animated Japanese pornography) due to its depiction of sexual violence and child sexual abuse material.

4 November 2020

Poland’s new protections for babies with disabilities should be celebrated

Thousands in Poland are protesting a Constitutional Court ruling that found abortion on the basis of disability unconstitutional.

3 November 2020 · Rachael Wong

Bringing the body back to feminism

South Australia is now considering a bill to allow abortion up to birth, wrapped in familiar pro-woman rhetoric. It is time to bring the body back to feminism.

26 October 2020 · Dr Emma Wood

11-year-old girl takes own life after accused rapist granted bail

The system is broken in Western Australia.

21 October 2020

Aussies overestimate effectiveness of IVF

One in six Australian couples will have difficulty conceiving, and age is the biggest factor. Australians consistently overestimate how effective IVF is.

19 October 2020