Rein in alcohol and gambling industries, says family violence prevention review

An expert panel examining how to best prevent violence against women and children has called for harsher alcohol and gambling laws to help bring down rates of sexual, domestic and family violence. Indigenous women critical of violence prevention review Photo shows Hannah McGlade pictured looking pensive in a portrait taken outdoors. Plan to tackle misogynist digital world The review noted that porn had become the default source of sex education for young people and it recommended increasing literacy around issues like choking: "Age verification will not automatically address porn-related harms, to give young people the context they need to navigate the increasing pornification of mainstream culture, the review recommends continued efforts to give young people literacy on porn, and the associated normalisation of non-fatal strangulation in sex, and therefore also supports increased support and resourcing to specialised sexual violence prevention programs like ‘It’s Time We Talked'." It would give GPs more time to spend with those affected by domestic, sexual and family violence, though the review said it must come with privacy measures attached.