Respond to sexual violence and sexual harassment
What are we doing? Recognising the increase of technology-facilitated abuse, the Tasmanian Government will support and promote eSafety education and training opportunities in Tasmania. Work…
What are we doing? The ACT Government is committed to taking action to prevent and respond to sexual assault in the Territory. In April 2021,…
What are we doing? In 2021, the ACT Government announced an increase to the Safer Families Levy. From 2021-22, the Safer Families Levy will increase…
What are we doing? The NSW Government is investing $29.1 million over five years from 2018-19 to improve access to specialist services for victim/survivors of…
What are we doing? In July 2018, the Queensland Government released the Final Report of the Youth Sexual Violence and Abuse Steering Committee. The Final…
What are we doing? On October 15, 2019 Queensland released Prevent. Support. Believe. Queensland’s Framework to address Sexual Violence to provide a strong, cohesive and…
What are we doing? The South Australian Government through Consumer and Business Services (CBS) and in partnership with the Australian Hotels Association, is exploring the…
What are we doing? The South Australian Department for Health and Wellbeing is working to ensure expanded access to forensic services across South Australia. What…
What are we doing? A risk assessment tool used by government and non-government services is being expanded to include cohort specific risk factors. What have…
What are we doing? The South Australian Government is developing a primary prevention guide for all South Australians based on Our Watch’s Change the Story…
What are we doing? As part of the NSW Sexual Assault Strategy 2018-2021, launched in 2018, the NSW Government is working with ACON to support…
What are we doing? The NSW Sexual Assault Strategy 2018-2021 (the Strategy) is a whole-of-government framework to improve prevention and response to sexual assault in…
What are we doing? Victims Services delivers the Child Sexual Offence Evidence Program (CSOEP), providing two initiatives to assist child victims of sexual offences to…
What are we doing? The NSW Government allocated $37.7 million over five years from 2018-19 to improve the prevention of and responses to children and…
What are we doing? The NSW Government’s Violence, Abuse and Neglect Redesign Program will enhance the capacity of the NSW public health system to provide…
What are we doing? The Victorian Government provided $435,000 in 2019-2020 to fund the implementation of the Workplace Equality and Respect (WER) program in Victorian…
What are we doing? The Victorian Government provided $250,000 in 2018-19 to fund Raise It!, a program to prepare and pilot workplace education and training…
What are we doing? The Victorian Government has introduced the Gender Equality Act 2020 (Act), which was a founding reform of Safe and Strong: A…
What are we doing? The Victorian Government funds 19 services state-wide, including 14 Centres Against Sexual Assault (CASAs), to provide support services to children, young…
What are we doing? Recognising the increase of technology-facilitated abuse, the Tasmanian Government will support and promote eSafety education and training opportunities in Tasmania. Work…
What are we doing? This action supports the development and delivery of a new sexual violence campaign under the Fourth Action Plan of the National…
What are we doing? This action will ensure the ongoing delivery of an integrated, multi-disciplinary crisis response to sexual assault in Tasmania. It also provides…
What are we doing? The Tasmanian Government will establish an Our Watch Primary Prevention Officer (referred to as the Senior Advisor Tasmania), a nation-first, to…
What are we doing? This action represents the Tasmanian Government’s ongoing commitment to ensuring that gender equality and respect are at the centre of all…