South-East Monash Legal Service has joined more than 100 organisations across Victoria in signing an open letter to the Premier opposing proposed…
When Prani* first moved to Melbourne, she loved the city. She had come to study, work, and experience a new culture: everything a young person dreams of.…
Reproductive coercion and abuse (RCA) is a serious form of gendered violence that undermines a person’s right to make free and informed…
Changes to the Control of Weapons Act 1990 (Vic) have expanded police powers to stop and search people in designated areas — even…
Reproductive coercion and abuse (RCA) is a serious yet often overlooked form of gendered family violence. From sabotaging contraception to pressuring pregnancy…
Since we first opened 50 years ago, we have stood alongside victims of crime, ensuring they have access to legal support, financial…
Sex workers have long faced discrimination under the law, but SMLS hopes that this will improve after sex work was decriminalised in Victoria in…
Sexual violence is a deeply entrenched issue and a stark reminder of systemic inequalities, unequal power dynamics and inequitable social norms that…
"Workplace sexual harassment is not inevitable. It is not acceptable. It is preventable." Kate Jenkins These are the words of former Sex…
