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Sitting in her book-lined corner office at Victoria’s Law Reform Commission, Jennifer Coate is charting the “considerable progress” she says she’s witnessed over her decades-long career working in the criminal justice system.

When she first started out as a lawyer, she says the notion of consent was “not discussed” and only victims of “stranger rapes” were taken seriously – but only if they hadn’t been out late or dressed provocatively.

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© Illustration: Adam Parata/The Guardian

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© Illustration: Adam Parata/The Guardian

L’étude d’ossements retrouvés en Angleterre révèle l’histoire d’un massacre particulièrement horrible commis sur un groupe d’habitants il y a 4 000 ans. Près de 40 personnes semblent ainsi avoir connu une mort violente suivie d’un acharnement post-mortem qui fait froid dans le dos !

L’étude d’ossements retrouvés en Angleterre révèle l’histoire d’un massacre particulièrement horrible commis sur un groupe d’habitants il y a 4 000 ans. Près de 40 personnes semblent ainsi avoir connu une mort violente suivie d’un acharnement post-mortem qui fait froid dans le dos !