Dominique de Andrade – The Conversation

For young women in Queensland, the risk of unwanted sexual attention is high when they go out at night. vchalShutterstock

August 13, 2019

Unwanted sexual attention plagues young women going out at night

Dominique de Andrade, The University of Queensland; Cheneal Puljević, The University of Queensland; Kerri Coomber, Deakin University, and Peter Miller, Deakin University

Rates of unwelcome advances haven’t changed under Queensland’s ‘Tackling Alcohol-Fuelled Violence’ policies. In one entertainment district, it happened to 26% of women the night they were interviewed.

In Queensland, police can issue on-the-spot ten-day banning orders to patrons who engage in violent or anti-social behaviour in and around licensed venues. AAP/Dan Peled

March 8, 2017

Banning orders won’t solve alcohol‑fuelled violence – but they can be part of the solution

Renee Zahnow, The University of Queensland; Dominique de Andrade, Queensland University of Technology; Jason Ferris, The University of Queensland; Kerri Coomber, Deakin University, and Peter Miller, Deakin University

Banning orders can encourage personal responsibility and demonstrate that anti-social behaviour will not be tolerated.

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