Bricklyn Priebe – The Conversation

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August 19, 2026

The emerging threat of violent, exploitative digital ‘com networks’: what do we need to know?

Larissa Christensen, University of the Sunshine Coast and Bricklyn Priebe, University of the Sunshine Coast

Perpetrators gradually build trust with young people before pressuring them to harm pets, siblings, or themselves.

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August 9, 2026

What do parents want when it comes to childcare safety? More information for a start

Bricklyn Priebe, University of the Sunshine Coast

New research surveyed more than 300 Australian parents to understand what they think about safety in childcare centres.

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January 21, 2026

We interviewed Australian women who sexually abused children. This is what we learnt

Bricklyn Priebe, University of the Sunshine Coast; Larissa Christensen, University of the Sunshine Coast; Nadine McKillop, University of the Sunshine Coast, and Susan Rayment-McHugh, University of the Sunshine Coast

Speaking to women who have been convicted of child sexual abuse may help us work out what could have stopped the abuse in the first place.

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November 11, 2024

Child sexual abuse by women is on the rise. We don’t have the support services to cope

Larissa Christensen, University of the Sunshine Coast; Bricklyn Priebe, University of the Sunshine Coast; Nadine McKillop, University of the Sunshine Coast, and Susan Rayment-McHugh, University of the Sunshine Coast

While still a small minority of sexual offenders, abuse perpetrated by women in Australia has increased by more than 200% since 2008. The system isn’t set up to deal with it.

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