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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Martin Farrer

Morning Mail: rape ‘effectively decriminalised’, no survivors from US plane crash, Marianne Faithfull dies

justice statue with a gash through it
Sexual assault survivors face huge obstacles when they try to find justice in Australia. Illustration: Adam Parata/The Guardian

Morning everyone. The probability of a rape victim seeing her abuser convicted and punished is less than 1%, a prominent lawyer has said, meaning the crime is “effectively decriminalised” in Australia. As we launch our investigative series Broken Justice, a rape survivor describes her struggle in the justice system.

Officials say they are expecting no survivors from a collision between a passenger plane and a military helicopter in Washington DC as Donald Trump tries to blame diversity programs.

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