by Clemency McRae | Jun 7, 2024 | Arts/Lifestyle/Culture, News
Australian youths are at risk of sexual harassment, with peer-on-peer harassment becoming more common, according to an Australian Child Maltreatment Study (ACMS). The ACMS has shown that 1 in 10 Australians have experienced sexual harassment from their peers during...
by Patrick Bell | May 23, 2018 | Arts/Lifestyle/Culture, News
LGBTI people are reminding the community that bullying and harassment of people with diverse genders and sexualities has not disappeared. It comes as Wollongong hosts the world premiere of Lost Boys, a new play exploring past incidents of homophobic violence,...
by Sabelle Tripodi | Mar 23, 2018 | Arts/Lifestyle/Culture, News
A new program has been launched to help women feel and be safer in Wollongong. ‘I Belong in the Gong’ is in an attempt to combat the issue of harassment of women in the city’s CBD. The 12-month project is the work of the Wollongong City Council, ...
by Amy Fairall | Mar 19, 2015 | Feature
All over the world, the street is a place of community. But for women, LGBTI people and people of colour, the street can be a place of torment and fear. Street harassment is a serious issue that, according to statistics, nearly the entire female population will...