Tag: sexual harrassment

Trump Lawyers Granted Deposition of Rape Accuser Amid Claims of Ties to Democrat Funding, Questionable Credibility

A Manhattan federal judge on Thursday allowed attorneys of former President Donald Trump to depose, for questions related to witness credibility, E. Jean Carroll, a writer who accused Trump of sexual assault and defamation. U.S. District Judge Lewis A. Kaplan, a Clinton appointee, ordered that Trump’s attorneys, Joseph Tacopina and Alina Habba, can question Carroll on…


Legalising Prostitution Commodifies Women’s Body, Academic Says

Legalising prostitution risks normalising the idea that women’s bodies are mere commodities, which contradicts national efforts to promote respectful relationships, according to an Australian academic. The comment comes after the Queensland government committed to decriminalising all aspects of the sex industry, making it on track to become the third jurisdiction in Australia after New South…


Legalising Prostitution Commodifies Women’s Bodies, Academic Says

Legalising prostitution risks normalising the idea that women’s bodies are mere commodities, which contradicts national efforts to promote respectful relationships, according to an Australian academic. The comment comes after the Queensland government committed to decriminalising all aspects of the sex industry, making it on track to become the third jurisdiction in Australia after New South…


Helpless Females and Dangerous Males

Commentary Once again, Australian universities have shown they prefer ideology over evidence. They have just released their latest survey which alleges that there is a rape crisis on our campuses. This follows the million-dollar survey conducted five years ago by the Australian Human Rights Commission which proved a huge letdown for the activists because all…


Survey Reveals Scale of Sexual Harassment Among Australian University Students

A 2021 survey conducted by Universities Australia (UA) has found that close to 50 percent of the university student population has experienced sexual harassment at least once. In addition, one in 20 Australian university students have been sexually assaulted and one in six have been sexually harassed since starting university, while in the past 12…


Tennis Australia Is ‘Capitulating’ to China Over Peng Shuai: Tennis Great Martina Navratilova

Tennis legend Martina Navratilova has accused the Australian Open organisers of “capitulating” to Beijing after it banished pro-Peng Shuai fans from Melbourne Park for refusing to remove their shirts with messages of support for the Chinese doubles player. Footage emerged over the weekend of Tennis Australia’s security guards and Victoria police telling spectators to remove…


Banning ‘Where Is Peng Shuai?’ T-shirts Is ‘Safe and Inclusive’: Tennis Australia

Tennis Australia (TA) has again defended its decision to block fans from wearing t-shirts with slogans supporting Chinese doubles player Peng Shuai at Melbourne Park, saying the decision is to create a “safe and inclusive” environment. The organisation has been under scrutiny after the footage made its way to social media last Friday showing a TA’s…


Is There Anything Young Men Can Do to Protect Themselves From Malicious Accusations?

Commentary What gives a fundraising platform the right to act as our moral guardians determining which victims we are permitted to support? I’ve just been banned from GoFundMe, after starting a fundraiser to support a college tutor fighting an unfair dismissal case against a Melbourne university in Australia. This fundraising platform is full of campaigns to raise…


Andrew Cuomo’s Book Deal Revoked by New York Ethics Board

Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo had his book deal revoked by the state’s ethics board on Tuesday. New York’s Joint Commission on Public Ethics (JCOPE) approved a resolution (pdf) 12–1 to rescind its decision that approved Cuomo to write “American Crisis: Leadership Lessons from the COVID-19 Pandemic” while he was governor during the coronavirus…


UK MP Who Sexually Harassed Staff Member Is Given Back His Tory Party Membership

MP Rob Roberts has been given his Tory membership back despite a warning the move would “let him off the hook” for sexually harassing a member of staff. The Conservatives confirmed on Monday morning that Roberts was a Tory party member again after a 12-week suspension. The MP for Delyn in North Wales will continue…