Countries: Australia
Variables: EWCMS-DATA-2

"The jury heard the pair [Jake Sullivan, an Australian service member and a female colleague] had agreed to have sex in March 2022, when Sullivan had joined the victim in her room at ADFA. The woman told the court they had had a casual sexual relationship previously. But she said about ten minutes into the encounter Sullivan had become aggressive and hurt her. The woman said she had turned away, saying she wanted to sleep. The woman said he grabbed her and pulled her on top of him, and she had a fight or flight response. When he left she started 'bawling' her eyes out, and rang her friend, saying...more

Countries: Australia
Variables: EWCMS-DATA-2

"The County Court heard Schmidt and the woman had been drinking at a bar before the victim returned to her room alone to sleep. The woman gave evidence that she was woken by Schmidt and another soldier knocking on her door, asking for a cigarette. After returning to sleep she was again woken by Schmidt who had let himself into her room and insisted on staying the night, which was against army regulations. Justice Paul Lacava said the victim had made her position clear but Schmidt was 'affected by alcohol and would not take no for an answer'. 'She had clearly not consented to your touching and nor had she...more

Countries: Australia
Variables: EWCMS-PRACTICE-3

"The research [on the status of Australian female service members experiencing inappropriate behavior], first tabled in the Royal Commission into Defence and Veterans Suicide, showed almost 30 per cent of recruits who experienced unacceptable [sexual] behaviour took no action, with many reporting it was 'accepted around here'" (para 3). This information, by mentioning the acceptability of certain sexual behavior around where the female service members are at, indicates a discouraging practice in terms of reporting rape/sexual assault within the Australian military (MR-CODER COMMENT). "Separately the defence chief was also questioned about concerns over the military justice system, over claims it was often letting off offenders convicted of indecent assaults with...more

Countries: Australia
Variables: LRCM-PRACTICE-2

"Some of the reasons why victims and survivors [of child sexual abuse] may delay making a disclosure, or not disclose at all, include: not understanding that what happened to them was child sexual abuse; feeling or being coerced, manipulated or forced to stay silent; fear of not being believed; feelings of shame, embarrassment and blame, or concern about being judged; not having safe or trusted people to disclose to barriers in cultural or religious communities or groups, including difficulty finding appropriate language; concern about the impact that disclosing would have on relationships, including worrying about ‘burdening’ someone with knowledge of the abuse, or the impact on their family; fear of...more

Countries: Australia
Variables: LRCM-LAW-3

"A person who engages in an act of sexual penetration with a person whom they know to be their child, step-child or lineal descendant is guilty of incest. Similarly, a person who takes part in an act of sexual penetration with a person whom they know to be the child, step-child or lineal descendant of their spouse or domestic partner is also guilty of incest. Incest is an indictable offence that carries a maximum penalty of 25 years' imprisonment" (para 2).

Countries: Australia
Variables: LRCM-DATA-1

"In 2021, he [Jon Seccull, an Australian man who committed marital rape multiple times] went to trial, was found guilty of 12 charges and was sentenced to 15 years, but appealed the decision. In September 2023 he was then found guilty of three rape charges and one charge of threatening behaviour. He was acquitted of the other eight charges" (para 7-10). This information, according to the article, shows the actual crime of marital rape happened before the 2020-present timeframe. However, the perpetrator was not found guilty until 2023, which could indicate the prevalence of such cases in Australia (MR-CODER COMMENT).

Countries: Australia
Variables: BR-DATA-1

"Australia's birth rate has dropped to its lowest level on record, with just 1.48 births recorded per woman. The Australian Bureau of Statistics last week released fertility data for 2024 and found the number of babies being born per woman has continued to drop. The total fertility rate is the average number of children an Australian woman is expected to have between the ages of 15 and 49. A slight increase was recorded to 1.69 in 2021, following Covid lockdowns, but levels fell every year after, hitting 1.49 in 2023. Australia's birth rate has been below replacement level, 2.1, since the mid 1970s" (para 1-5). "Australian women having children later...more

Countries: Australia
Variables: MABFC-DATA-1

"Australian women having children later in life also played a role in the drop. The median age of first-time mums was 25.8 years in 1975, but jumped to 32.1 years in 2024" (para 14-15).

Countries: Australia
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-1, DV-LAW-1

“The law prohibited gender-based violence, including domestic abuse, and the government enforced the law. The laws of individual states and territories provided the penalties for domestic violence. Federal, state, and territorial government programs provided support for survivors, including funding for numerous women’s shelters. Police received training in responding to domestic violence” (12).

Countries: Australia
Variables: LRW-DATA-1

“Finally, with regards to sexual assault, according to the ABS, 83% of victims of sexual assault in 2014 were female, 17% were male. The ABS 2016 Personal Safety Survey found that: One in five women (18% or 1.7 million) and one in twenty men (4.7% or 428,800) experienced sexual violence. Women were eight times more likely to experience sexual violence by a partner than men (5.1% or 480,200 women compared to 0.6% or 53,000 men). According to the ABS Recorded Crime Study, the majority (93%) of offenders whose principle offence was sexual assault were male” (para 11-15). In the chart, titled, “VICTIMS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT, Proportion of victims by sex...more

Countries: Australia
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1

“When Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women seek help from authorities, they are often met with negligence or further violence. Munanjahli-Yugambeh-South Sea Islander scholar Chelsea Watego draws attention to a multitude of examples where authorities have failed Indigenous women or further subjected them to violence. Violence against Indigenous women and their families is also extended to government-mandated acts, such as: the high rates of removal of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children from their families the high rates of incarceration of Indigenous women the lack of public care or concern when Indigenous women have been subject to violent assault, sexual assault and even death. Instead of focusing on the perpetrators,...more

Countries: Afghanistan, Albania, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burma/Myanmar, Burundi, Cambodia, Canada, Cape Verde, Central African Rep, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Costa Rica, Cote D'Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, D R Congo, Denmark, Djibouti, East Timor, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Estonia, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, North Korea, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Africa, South Korea, South Sudan, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tanzania, Togo, Trinidad/Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Variables: LRW-LAW-4

Given the following documentation, there is no exoneration in the law allowing an individual accused of rape to have their criminal charges dismissed or overturned by subsequently marrying the victim. However, it should be noted that this only accounts for the legal framework and now what societal pressures may be in practice (ERD - CODER COMMENT).more

Countries: Australia
Variables: DV-DATA-1

" Of these [247 cases of homicide between 2022 and 2023 in Australia], 38 incidents were between intimate partners, and 89 per cent of those were perpetrated against women" (para 3). "The report found there were '160 homicide incidents... where motive was applicable. 'Most homicide incidents are immediately preceded by an argument between the victim and offender. Around a fifth of homicide incidents were preceded by a domestic argument.' Four incidents were described as being motivated by revenge, two by jealousy, another two by desertion, eight by 'apparent delusion', 33 due to an argument of a domestic nature and 16 had no apparent motive" (para 11-13). "While the majority of...more

Countries: Australia
Variables: MURDER-PRACTICE-2

"In just 58 weeks, 113 women and 19 children killed. We’ve also seen an increase in the platforming and normalisation of men who are not good blokes. Yes, prominent men have always been forgiven for their “indiscretions” – misogynistic attitudes, harassment, domestic violence. But the way in which social media and mainstream media pedestal men with appalling pasts and horrific attitudes towards women has taken a darker turn, and these men have become increasingly influential...As these men – and others like them – become more normalised and mainstreamed, the rate of violence against women increases. This is no coincidence. When toxic and violent men are platformed, there’s a trickle-down effect:...more

Countries: Australia
Variables: MURDER-DATA-2

"In 2024, we lost 101 women to violence. 16 children were also killed" (Para 13). "There were 11 victims of murder-suicide, and a murder charge applied to about 60 per cent of killings – other charges included manslaughter, grievous bodily harm, assault, and so on" (Para 27). This is about the 101 women killed in 2024 (JS-CODER COMMENT).