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Latest news
4 August 2022 - Affirmative consent reform a welcome move for victims
11 April 2022 - Commissioner supports strong action on “Grab and Drag” conduct
6 April 2022 - Commissioner welcomes new Financial Assistance Scheme for victims
30 March 2022 - Parliamentary Inquiry recommends overhaul of justice system
4 March 2022 - Statement on amendments to the Victims of Crime Assistance Act
16 November 2021 - Statement on proposed changes to sentence indications
12 November 2021 - Victims of sexual crimes will benefit from proposals to shake up justice system
25 October 2021 - Victims of crime encouraged to have their say
19 October 2021 - Statement on the Sex Work Decriminalisation Bill
13 August 2021 - Statement on Judicial Proceedings Reports Amendment Bill
23 June 2021 - Victim Participation in the Justice System
26 May 2021 - Speech: Spotlight on Sexual Assault and Consent
9 March 2021 - Outcome of Judicial Commission referral of Magistrate Pithouse to Head of Jurisdiction
Media archive
View or listen to the Victims of Crime Commissioner's recent media appearances below:
4 February 2023 - Bail laws are failing victims (External link) - Herald Sun
13 September 2022 - Victorian prison rate growing as sentences for serious crimes get longer, review show (External link)s - ABC News
5 September 2022 - This single mother's home was burnt down in an arson attack (External link) - 7 News
30 August 2022 - Interview about financial assistance from VOCAT (External link) - 774 ABC Drive
4 August 2022 - Proposed Victorian laws to crack down on 'stealthing' and image-based sexual abuse (External link) - SBS News
4 August 2022 - Vic laws shift towards affirmative consent (External link) - The Canberra Times
6 April 2022 - Victoria’s overhauled crime compensation scheme to include victims of upskirting and grooming (External link) - The Guardian
6 April 2022 - Interview about the Financial Assistance Scheme Bill (External link) - Channel Nine News
6 April 2022 - Interview about the Financial Assistance Scheme Bill with Raf Epstein (External link) - 774 ABC Drive
3 February 2022 - Report on Commissioner's Systemic Inquiry by Dee Dee Dunleavy (External link) - 3AW
11 December 2021 - Interview on Joy FM Saturday Magazine (External link)
8 December 2021 - Interview on 3KND Big Brekky Show (External link)
5 December 2021 - Court review has 'failed victims' (External link) - Herald Sun
12 November 2021 - 'Affirmative sexual consent laws to be introduced in Victoria' (External link) - The Age
27 October 2021 - 'Inquiry looks at victims' experiences of crime to improve justice system (External link)' - SBS News
9 September 2021 - 'Victims’ advocate to probe system that can traumatise the innocent (External link)' - The Age
16 August 2021 - 'New sex assault survivor privacy law could cover victims of other offending (External link)' - The Age
7 August 2021 - 'Victoria needs ‘affirmative’ sex consent laws, victims’ advocate says (External link)' - The Saturday Age
3 August 2021 - 'People with intellectual disabilities fighting to be recognised as victims of crime (External link)' - The Australian
24 July 2021 - 'Senior politicians, legal experts speak out on rape trial practices (External link)' - ABC News
5 July 2021 - ‘Two clicks on the phone and it’s out there’ (External link) - The Age
24 June 2021 - 'Victims’ experiences to be tested in criminal justice system (External link)' - Lawyers Weekly
23 June 2021 - 'Police flag ‘grab and drag’ gap as review mulls new offence (External link)' - The Age
23 June 2021 - Interview about the systemic inquiry with Raf Epstein (External link) - ABC Radio Melbourne
22 June 2021 - 'Victorian rape reports double over last decade, report says (External link)' - Radio National
12 June 2021 - 'Survivors of rape by strangers demand to know offenders' names (External link)' - The Age
1 April 2021 - 'Urgent call to fix gap in consent law (External link)' - The Age
9 March 2021 - 'Victorian magistrate who suggested alleged rape victim had ‘buyer’s remorse’ is counselled' (External link) - The Guardian
28 February 2021 - 'Top prosecutor calls for jail discounts for guilty pleas to slash massive court backlog' (External link) - The Age