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The sentence was delivered by Justice James Burke, after a jury found Weinstein guilty of a first-degree criminal sex act and third-degree rape.

Donna Rotunno, Harvey Weinstein’s lawyer, made headlines after telling The New York Times’ Megan Twohey she never made herself vulnerable to sexual assault.

“There’s a longstanding tradition of trivialising harm to victims of sexual violence and rape and focusing instead on harm to perpetrators.”

Peter Dutton laid down some staggering claims when he accused a number of women on Nauru of fabricating rape allegations to get into the country. 

US rapper, Chris Brown was apprehended by police yesterday in Paris on suspicion of rape charges but has since been released without charge.

In Australia, thousands of rape kits sit untested in crime labs and police offices. And yet women are told that sexual assault is ‘too hard’ to prosecute.

The man who raped Holly and Marissa as teenagers will never stand trial for his crime in another example of the justice system failing victims of rape.

NSW Bar Association says ‘mistaken belief’ as to consent should not be a crime. NSW Police Association say it’s often an accused’s lack of care.

On the 7th of July 2018 3 women were found dead, two in Victoria and one in NSW. It takes the toll of women killed violently in Australian this year to 34.

The conviction and acquittal of Luke Lazarus, accused of raping Saxon Mullins in a Kings Cross alleyway in 2013, raises questions about consent. A 4Corners report I am that girl explores the subject.

A Human Rights Watch report by Ske Wheeler outlines the extent to which sexual violence is being used against women in Burma.

From Julia Gillard’s “misogyny” speech to Margie Abbott’s media blitz on behalf of her husband and US congressmen attempting to rewrite biology and take claim over women’s bodies, it’s been an extraordinary year for memorable sound bites concerning women, gender issues and the conversation about work, life and balance.