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Collective Shout, Kirribilli (2026)

04/09/2026

Flashback Friday! Remember when we got Ferntree Hotel in Victoria to cancel their lingerie waitress promotion back in 2014?

When Collective Shout's Coralie Alison learned the local hotel planned to introduce 'Lingerie Waitresses', she and others contacted them to let them know how they felt about their promoting women as s*xual objects.

After a large number of complaints from the community, Ferntree Gully Hotel venue manager Marion Ritchie told media the lingerie waitresses have been withdrawn from the hotel.

This is just one more example of the successes we can have when we speak against the s*xual objectification and s*xist treatment of women.

04/09/2026

New research out of the University of Melbourne on misogyny, online radicalisation and youth extremism.

Researchers surveyed more than 3,400 Australians, including 1,122 young people aged 13–17, examining attitudes towards women, gender equality, online influences and violent extremism.

👉 Swipe through for some of the key findings.
👉🏻 Link to the full report in the comments.

03/09/2026

"The abuse of Collective Shout was a grim demonstration of the scale, severity, and persistence of misogyny in online spaces" - OHPI report author, Dr Patrick Scoyler-Gray

👉🏽 To read the reports on online hate we launched at Parliament House, visit the link in comments.

02/09/2026

Update - Ghanda’s claim refuted: Our campaign in the Herald Sun

After we exposed Ghanda Clothing's s*xualised and objectifying depictions of young women in their summer catalogue, the story was picked up by national news media.

The company doubled down and defended their s*xualised advertising, claiming it was directed by the young model, that the photos were taken by a woman, and that it had been cleared by Ad Standards.

A follow up report in the Herald Sun today has revealed damning new information:

‘When questioned about the images in the 2026 Surfco summer catalogue, Ghanda told News Corp the advertising watchdog had cleared its controversial marketing material.

‘But we can now reveal that Ad Standards did not clear the material and denies that Ghanda ever sought advice from the watchdog about the catalogue.

‘Collective Shout campaign manager Caitlin Roper said her group was calling on supporters to boycott Ghanda for its “objectifying” marketing material.

‘“We’re encouraging our supporters to send a message that s*xualising and objectifying women is not acceptable, and to vote with their wallets,” Ms Roper said.

‘“We’re asking them to boycott Ghanda until the company commits to no longer s*xualising and objectifying women and girls.”’

Read the full article – link in comments.

01/09/2026

Five Sydney Swans players were suspended following an investigation into an alleged s*xual assault at the Pullman Hotel in Melbourne last month.

The players reportedly hired women from an adult entertainment agency and brought them back to their room.

A report on the strip club industry in Victoria by the Coalition Against Trafficking in Women Australia(CATWA) found that it was common for male customers to abuse, degrade and perpetrate violence against the women.

“[W]omen in strip clubs frequently reported being ‘spat on’ and ‘sprayed with beer’, they report having ci******es flicked at them as well as trash, condoms, golf balls and even dead animals. Men reportedly ‘pull...women’s hair’, ‘yank...them by the arms and ankles, rip... their costumes and attempt...to pull their clothes off’. Women are ‘bitten, licked, slapped, punched, and pinched’ whilst male buyers attempt to pe*****te them v*ginally and an*lly with ‘fingers, dollar bills, and bottles’…”

One researcher noted that “100 per cent of st*****rs she interviewed reported being abused within the clubs”.

Read the full report – link in comments.

01/09/2026

A landmark US settlement could force a major shift in how social media platforms treat children.
Meta has agreed to pay up to US$18 billion over the next decade and introduce significant restrictions on teenagers’ use of Instagram and Facebook following claims it designed its platforms to addict children and misled the public about their safety. Meta denied any wrongdoing.

The changes will include:
• limiting teens to two hours a day
• blocking access between midnight and 6am without parental consent
• disabling most notifications during school hours
• strengthening protections against age-restricted content

“These restrictions will change the experience on Instagram and Facebook, and they are designed to reduce engagement,” said US law professor James Speta.

But significant gaps remain.

The settlement does NOT require Meta to abandon personalised recommendations or targeted advertising, and does not address some content its own researchers identified as particularly problematic, including content affecting users’ body image.

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier, whose state is continuing its case against Meta, put it plainly:

“The payouts to the states are peanuts compared to the profound harms Meta’s profit-driven addictive features have inflicted on our children.”

For years, too much responsibility for keeping children safe online has been pushed onto parents, while platforms have been allowed to design systems that maximise engagement.

This settlement is further recognition that responsibility must also sit with the corporations designing and profiting from these systems.

Tech companies can design their platforms differently. The question is whether governments will make them.

Read the full article in comments.

31/08/2026

Does it matter how s*x dolls are treated? Campaigns Manger Caitlin Roper quoted in The Guardian

“As the s*x doll industry grows and AI changes the products available, what does it mean to engage in any kind of relationship with a woman-shaped thing?” asks Madison Griffiths in The Guardian.

The recent discovery of a discarded female-bodied s*x doll marked with bruises has sparked discussion around how men who own s*x dolls use their dolls to practice acts of violence against women.

Campaigns Manager Caitlin Roper was quoted:

‘Caitlin Roper, Australian author of S*x Dolls, Robots and Woman Hating: The Case for Resistance, calls these kinds of dolls “replica female s*x slaves”.

‘Roper actively campaigns for adult s*x dolls to be prohibited as well as childlike s*x dolls.

‘“There’s an understanding, in the case of child s*x abuse dolls, that their use [harms] actual children. This same recognition of harm does not extend to adult women dolls. Women are being reduced to a set of penetrable orifices,” she says, before referencing a case currently being tried in South Korea involving Jang Yoon-gi, a 23-year-old man who last month admitted to the r**e and murder of a 16-year-old high school student in May. A damaged s*x doll was reportedly found in his apartment, with damage to its neck and chest.’

We wrote to South Korean authorities asking them to seriously consider implementing a ban on s*x dolls, which we argue are training objects for r*pe and violence against women.

31/08/2026

'...Earlier this month, author and social commentator Melinda Tankard Reist denounced the “Turned On” episode, saying that “the church became a prop in a mainstream series for clicks, s*xual solicitation and more paid subscribers.”

“Was the Anglican Archbishop consulted beforehand? What arrangements, if any, did NINE/STAN make with the Cathedral for use of the venue and filming of the ceremony?” Reist asked in the Facebook post. “And will any sacred space remain untouched by an industry treating women as merely commodities for its supply chain and making billions off their backs?”

According to Reist, the episode featured Lily Phillips, a 24-year-old British OnlyF@ns s*x worker who garnered headlines for having s*x with 101 men in a day, and her purported efforts to reconnect with her childhood faith.

The episode showed the church dean performing a baptism ceremony for Phillips at the cathedral altar, asking her, "Do you turn to Christ?" according to Anglican Ink.

The outlet reported that two other content creators featured in the episode, known as "The Twins," expressed skepticism about the sincerity of Phillips' baptism, with one saying, "She has a right to practice her religion. But we don't believe her," and that she didn't want to be "a pawn in someone's publicity stunt." At least one child was also seen in the baptism footage [note: not a baptism, was a 're-affirmation' service - some media reporting on this was incorrect].

The same episode also depicted Phillips recruiting men in the Gold Coast area to take part in future s*xually explicit content, according to Reist's op-ed in the Herald Sun and republished by Collective Shout.

Reist also raised concerns about the child's presence in the baptism scene, questioning whether written permission had been obtained for her to be filmed serving at the altar alongside adult-content creators....'

Extract from The Christian Post - link to full article in comments.

31/08/2026

Win – The Alfred Foundation discontinues partnership with Sydney Sock Project over objectifying b**b merch for breast cancer

In July, we discovered the Sydney Sock Project advertising pink b**b merchandise emblazoned with disembodied pairs of breasts, with the stated aim of raising money for breast cancer in collaboration with The Alfred Foundation.

We wrote to the foundation to express our concerns that the company’s b**b products reduced women to their breasts and trivialised breast cancer by reinforcing s*xist and unhelpful stereotypes. Given the harms to breast cancer sufferers and survivors, we called on them to discontinue the partnership.

We are pleased to announce that The Alfred Foundation has responded to say that they will not continue the partnership beyond its current term:

“Following careful consideration of the feedback received, we have reviewed our involvement in this partnership. While the initiative was established with the genuine intention of raising funds and awareness to support cancer research, we acknowledge that aspects of the campaign have raised concerns among some members of the community.

“We take community feedback seriously and have carefully considered the concerns that have been raised.

“As a result, we have decided not to continue the partnership beyond its current term.”

28/08/2026

“The systems in place could not protect us”: Coralie Alison speech at Parliament House

“I opened my laptop. It was 6am. I clicked on the link and there it was. My passwords publicly listed for all to see, along with my personal mobile number and date of birth. They were my real passwords. How did they get them?

“I kept looking. My personal email. Does this mean they could log into my bank account? Had they found my home address?

“I had been doxxed. I needed this down. I needed this down NOW. I had to report. eSafety first? I needed evidence. I had to screenshot it. How many people have seen this link?

“There was more.

“Images of my throat slit, my body burned alive, decapitated, stripped of clothing and minced alive, my body… blood splattered and n*ked. More pictures. More videos. P*rnographic videos.

“Wow, that one was realistic. The technology is getting more sophisticated.

“Those images look familiar. It’s the same guy as last week. Didn’t he get suspended? He’s back. He’s created a new account.

“In this moment everything else must wait. I can’t eat, I can’t sleep, I can’t go out with friends, I can’t be with family. I must do everything I can to get this content down.

“Whilst some content was taken down, majority of it could not be actioned.

“Unfortunately, the material you reported does not meet the criteria for eSafety to take formal removal action.”
“We reviewed the content available at the locations you provided and did not locate material that met the threshold for removal or restriction under the Online Safety Act 2021 (Cth).”
“It appears that X have not taken further action regarding the account (it remains active at this time)”
“Unfortunately, a police investigation would be of limited value as the hosting website is not in our jurisdiction”
“After reviewing the available information, we determined that there were no violations of the X rules in the content you reported.”
“The abuse extended to defamation and character assassination with fake news articles circulating saying I had been charged with s*xually assaulting a minor. But that was also out of eSafety’s scope. I was advised to hire a lawyer. That post is still up online.

“After months and months of sustained daily attack and so many doors closed in our face we came to the realisation that the systems in place could not protect us.

“This was my world for half of last year and has continued through this year. Countless hours spent documenting, screenshotting, reporting, liaising with the police. So far no one has been charged.”

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