Sexual assault
Airbnb to use technology to prevent sex trafficking
Hosts and guests will be screened and matched with international trafficking databases to reduce the risk of 'pop-up brothels'.
- by Kieran Guilbert
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Technology helps identify serial sexual harassers
A website set up by the Centre for Sexual Assault that allows women to anonymously report cases of sexual assault and harassment has led to police prosecutions.
- by Debbie Cuthbertson
Movies
Civil rights law suit throws Weinstein Company sale into doubt
The New York Attorney-General is not convinced the terms of the sale - to a former Obama minister - will protect the rights of Weinstein's workers.
- by Ryan Faughnder
Sexual assault
Pig heads and angel wings: French designer stages #MeToo NYFW show
Eight women walked in her designs and angel wings, before returning to the runway handcuffed to male models wearing pig heads for the finale.
- by Nicole Economos
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Regulation
Medical board let serial sexual abuser off the hook, again and again
Reports of sexual abuse and assaults by repeat offending neurologist Andrew Churchyard fell on deaf ears for a decade.
- by Nick McKenzie & Richard Baker
Third woman makes sexual harassment allegations against Sovereign Hill 'Employee X'
Man at the centre of sexual assault allegations has faced disciplinary action but is still employed at the goldfields museum.
- by Caleb Cluff
Gambling
Casino mogul Wynn steps down from running his empire after sex claims
The gambling billionaire resigned from his roles at Wynn Resorts after being embroiled in a sexual harassment scandal.
- by Daniela Wei and Christopher Palmeri
Multiple sexual assault allegations hit Sovereign Hill
Premier Ballarat tourist attraction Sovereign Hill is the latest institution accused of failing to properly address allegations of sexual assault female staff.
- by Caleb Cluff
India
One woman's crusade to address India's child sexual abuse epidemic
Purnima Govindarajulu was abused as a child 47 years ago and is now lobbying to have the Indian government revisit the legal and cultural silence.
- by Amrit Dhillon
Teenager sexually assaulted in Falls Festival mosh pit
A teenager has been sexually assaulted in a mosh pit at the Tasmanian arm of the music festival.
- by Sean Slatter
220,000 women sexually harassed on public transport in France: study
More than 220,000 women were sexually harassed on public transport in France over two years, the national crime statistics agency said.