Past Programs
Law, Crime and Justice - 2006
Violence and Abuse in Aboriginal Communities
18/05/2006
Earlier this week, Dr Nanette Rogers, Crown Prosecutor in the Northern Territory revealed a whole range of stories of sexual abuse and domestic violence in Central Australia.
These stories have shocked people all round the country. There have also been claims made about silences, denial, and that these stories are confronting because they're new.
But in fact it's not the first time we've heard these allegations; and it's not the first time a range of organisations, governments, and individual projects have been set up to address the issue.
On ATB we hear from a range of people active in the area, about where we stand now, what options or models for change there might be, and what future change and leadership is required.
Listeners are also an important part of this discussion: What do you think must be done? Is this a straight-forward policing matter as the Federal Minister argues? And would past inaction have been tolerated if we were talking about white communities? What role for government and for personal community responsibility?
Sexual Assault
18/04/2006
After a recent court case, a rape victim called on other victims of sexual assault to come forward. Many women are still reluctant to report rape and even if they do, it's very difficult to prove the case. A New South Wales Taskforce says that the low conviction rate could be turned around by having separate courts with special legal training for court staff. More controversially, they want a stricter definition of "consent" in sexual assault cases. Join me with your views on Australia Talks Back on ABC Radio National, after the six o'clock news in the east and after four in the west.
