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The Women's Safety and Justice Taskforce recommends legal amendments aimed at improving the justice system response in the domestic, family and sexual violence cases.

Australian jurisdictions are making strides to ensure consent means an active ‘yes’ rather than the absence of a ‘no’. But without better knowledge of these laws, they risk being just words on paper.

Bruce Lehrmann was revealed as the ‘high profile man’ charged with rape in Toowoomba. Here’s the inside story of how he tried to keep his identity suppressed.

In early 2023, Queensland Police announced two counts of rape had been laid against Mr Lehrmann, stemming from an incident in his old home town of Toowoomba in 2021.

Shannon Fentiman’s announcement comes after Guardian Australia revealed an alleged teenage rape victim was left suicidal after her treatment in hospital

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Bruce Lehrmann could not be named as the high-profile Australian charged with rape in Toowoomba until Thursday afternoon for two reasons.

The former Coalition staffer had had his identity suppressed until a court ruling on Thursday in Queensland.

A traumatised young woman who had been raped gathered up the courage to visit Rockhampton Hospital to undergo a forensic examination in August. But she was turned away.