An international police inquiry may begin into a retired teacher living in New Zealand who is at the centre of allegations of child abuse at a Tasmanian school in the 1960s.

Alcohol-fuelled Christmas parties lead to a spike in work sexual harassment reports, Australian police say.

The partner of a retired teacher at the centre of child abuse allegations at a Tasmanian school in the 1960s has defended him today.

A former teacher living in New Zealand has denied a child abuse claim made at an Australian inquiry.

Taxi-hailing service Uber has been banned in Delhi after one of its drivers allegedly raped a female passenger.

She duped Irish and Canadian authorities with horrific tales of being a child sex abuse victim. Now a 26-year-old Aussie is being sent back home.

A former Malaysian High Commission staffer accused of assaulting a Wellington woman at her home has failed in his bid to have his bail conditions relaxed.

Jailed pedophile Rolf Harris has abandoned his push to appeal 12 convictions for sexually assaulting four girls in the United Kingdom.

An Air Force Sergeant is accused of more than a decade of sexual offending against five girls, including one who was allegedly bound in a car with a seatbelt and raped.

Nine years after The Cosby Show star settled out of court with an alleged victim of sexual assault, a string of fresh claims have been made about the 77-year-old comedian's past.

A complaint has been lodged with police against a former politician who tweeted the name of a prominent Otago man who has permanent name suppression.

Every year 3500 convictions will be recorded against men for assaults on women. The majority of these horrific incidents are preventable.

The rich, the famous, the powerful, the connected, all know the name of the "prominent New Zealander" charged with indecent assault.

This week, the world was introduced to pickup-artist Julien Blanc. He's a guy to whom even Robin Thicke would say, "Whoa. Dude. What the hell?".

A jury is now considering the fate of an former St John officer accused of sexually assaulting four women in the back of his ambulance.

The prominent New Zealander granted name suppression over his sexual offending has a profile on an online dating website.

Three women have bicycle-locked themselves to the Auckland central police station, in protest against the police decision not to prosecute the Roast Busters.

More than $1 million has been awarded for two new studies that will investigate rape culture in New Zealand - and why few victims are going to the police.

'I accept," said Police Commissioner Mike Bush, in a classic bit of police-diplo-speak, "the decision not to lay charges will prompt a range of reactions."

A positive change could emerge from the Roast Busters scandal, a victim advocate says, as the Ministry of Education plans new sex education guidelines for schools.

A Kaipara man has walked out of court a free man after three arduous trials in which he was accused of sexual assault and rape.

The mother of a girl who laid a complaint with police against members of the Roast Busters says a lack of evidence to lay charges is unacceptable.

The family of Roast Buster Beraiah Hales were yesterday relieved the police investigation is over and say he has been vindicated.