How close I came to rapeSexual assault has been the subject of much debate recently, particularly the issues of consent and alcohol. Campbell Mattinson provides a compelling description of how close he came to committing rape on a drunken night out.
Sexual assault
How Iran uses rape to stifle dissent
Iran expert Mahmood Delkhasteh explains how the country’s regime regularly uses sexual assault — against both men and women — to silence and punish protesters and critics.
Why do good boys do bad things?
One of the big questions that underlies all the debates on university colleges, male sports teams and other forms of hooliganism, is: why do some groupings encourage thuggery? Eva Cox explores.
Sexual consent, Sydney University and me
The current and former students of Sydney Uni’s St Paul’s College responsible for a “pro-rape” Facebook page deserve to be named and shamed; but don’t blame St Paul’s for the actions of a few.
That icky little thing called sex
Oh no, our children are wearing “shag bands”?! Further proof of child sexualisation. Except… those bands have been popular for generations. Rachel Hills writes on teenage sex hysteria.
Tips and rumours: Townsville prepare for car racing, sexual assault
Tasmanian pollies get cosy, Townsville gears up for the fallout from randy rev-heads, why Chris Bath will assuredly get the 6pm newsreading gig, and more from our tipsters.
