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...

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.

An examination and recommendations about the offence of non-fatal strangulation in a domestic setting in section 315A of the Criminal Code (Qld), and applicable procedural rules and practices. The report makes a compelling case to reform Queensland’s response to non-fatal strangulation and charts a clear program of education, accountability and support. It makes 18 recommendations.

This report examines the economic costs of sexual violence in Australia. Using a lifetime and systems-based approach, it shows that the greatest costs arise not from immediate responses but from the compounding effects of untreated trauma, chronic health conditions, reduced workforce participation and sustained demand on health, justice, and social services.

This second yearly report to Parliament provides 30 recommendations for priority activities over the next 12 months to work towards achieving the outcomes of the National plan to end violence against women and children 2022-2032. The report contains case studies of work being done that we must learn from, share and scale to be able...