Miki Perkins is a senior reporter at The Age who writes about social affairs. Her stories cover family violence, social trends, the status of women, families, sexuality, disability and much more. Miki has previously covered city, education, courts and general reporting.
The Supreme Court head has defended its handling of sex-assault cases following calls for reforms to protect child victims in Victoria's courts, including from the family of a teenage girl who was allegedly raped.
Age readers anonymously tell of their own attempts to seek justice for sexual assault and rape.
The family of a teenager allegedly raped by three men in Geelong will meet with Premier Daniel Andrews to discuss reforms to prevent re-traumatising victims who appear in court.
The family of a teenage girl who was the victim of a shocking alleged rape is pleading with Premier Daniel Andrews to protect child victims from further trauma in court.
The months since a teenage girl's rape have filled one Victorian family with the resolve to demand a legal overhaul to make it less traumatic for child sex assault victims to seek justice.
Amy was 14 when she was allegedly raped in a Geelong park. Last month Amy and her family asked for the trial to be discontinued. This is why.
At least one Victorian community legal centre - where half the clients need legal help for family violence - faces closure when federal funding dries up.
Wearing pink pussy hats and waving hand-painted placards, women have taken to Melbourne's streets to fight for equal pay, reproductive rights and an end to family violence this International Women's Day.
This is not the retirement Shirley Mancer had hoped for during the many years she worked and brought up a family. In fact, it's much worse: she feels trapped.
Any organisation that works with children must now meet child safety standards to prevent sex abuse. But most aren't even aware of the requirement.
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