With Australian of the Year Grace Tame inspiring a movement of passionate women and the Brittany Higgins scandal engulfing our Federal parliament, thousands have taken to the streets demanding justice for women.
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This week, a Q+A special on Consent.
A petition by a Sydney school girl has put the spotlight on an epidemic of sexual violence against Australian teenagers by their peers. It’s prompted moves by government to improve consent education in our schools. But is it enough?
With Australian of the Year Grace Tame inspiring a movement of passionate women and the Brittany Higgins scandal engulfing our Federal parliament, thousands have taken to the streets demanding justice for women.
On Thursday night Q+A brings together students, parents, experts and educators for a frank look at the vexed issue of consent, how men can help change the power imbalance and what needs to be done to combat the cultures of violence and silence that threaten the daily lives of Australian girls and women.
On the panel:
Yumi Stynes, Broadcaster and author, Welcome to Consent
Dr Briony Scott, Principal, Wenona School
Michael Salter, Associate Professor of Criminology, UNSW
Yasmin Poole, 2021 Youth Influencer of the Year
Joe Williams, Former NRL player and mental health advocate
Please submit a question via our website by 9am Thursday for the chance to ask the panel.
Scroll down to watch Thursday's toughest question asked by 22-year-old law student, Chloe Hunt. 👇
Watch Q+A Thursday at 8.30pm on ABC TV, streamed live 8.30pm AEST on ABC iview or on our website.
Hamish Macdonald |
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| Get to know the panellists |
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| | Host of Ladies, We Need To Talk Yumi Stynes has teamed up with former 'Dolly Doctor' Melissa Kang to write a handbook for teenagers about consent, set to be released this year. | | LEARN MORE |
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| | Dr Briony Scott, principal of Sydney's independent Wenona School, hopes that discussions about consent are ongoing, and believes consent education needs to involve more than school syllabus. | | LEARN MORE |
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| | Wiradjuri man Joe Williams is a mental health advocate and a former boxer and NRL player. In 2019, he spoke about the role of trauma and vulnerability in creating toxic masculinity. | | LEARN MORE |
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