New laws needed to deal with online abuse in Australia: study

Lead researcher Anastasia Powell said the findings indicate that new laws were needed to deal with online abuse. “That one in 10 Australian men and women have had a revealing image distributed without their permission is highly significant,” Powell said.
Three in five Australians have been the target of online harassment and abuse with women and young adults being the softest targets, an RMIT University study reveals.
Women and young adults are most likely to report being sexually h