The report provides an independent public record of the people who came forward and shared their experiences of child sexual abuse in Victorian Government schools and certain other non-government schools prior to the year 2000. It shares how the government and the community can better prevent and strengthen the response to child sexual abuse at...

This statistical report covers sexual offending proceeded against by police in all Australian states and territories for the period 1 July 2023 to 30 June 2024. The report provides data on sexual offenders, sexual offence victims, youth offenders and adult offenders. In 2023–24, police proceeded against 10,359 individuals for sexual offences in Australia.

Despite increasing research on online child sexual exploitation, limited research compares female and male perpetrators. This study examined 116 females and 116 age-matched males known to police in Victoria for online child sexual exploitation on group characteristics and risk of reoffending. The findings have implications for policy and highlight several important avenues for future research.

A report from an inquiry into the procurement process conducted by the Attorney-General’s department to deliver new child sexual abuse-related national services. These procurements arose from the recommendations of the 2017 Royal Commission into Institutional Reponses to Child Sexual Abuse. The report found the length of time taken to progress these procurements was deeply concerning.

The review examined system responses to child sexual abuse in Queensland, with a focus on the early childhood education and care sector, police services and the blue card system, using the case of a convicted offender of child sexual abuse as a case study. It made recommendations for improvements needed to laws, policies, procedures and...