No Laughing Matter

No Laughing Matter Podcast

Society EN ↓ 53 episodes

It’s a frightening thought, but did you know that in Australia child sexual abuse by a family member (incest) is considered to be as high as 70%-80% of all child sexual abuse? Some say as high as 90%. That is a significant amount, that demands serious attention. Eight years ago, a Royal Commission was established to investigate ‘institutional responses to child sexual abuse', yet there have been no major investigations into child sexual abuse by a family member. We have created a series of podcasts with real-life, lived experienced stories of incest relayed by the victim/survivor. We want you...

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No Laughing Matter - Series 1 Episode 3 - The Grandfather Story - Narrated by Richard Fidler 17.05.2021 8:52

Radio National ABC Presenter Richard Fidler narrates the story of his friend who was raped as a young girl by her grandfather, then she confronted him on his death bed.

No Laughing Matter - Series 1 Episode 2 - The Smile That Hides - Narrated by David Field 10.05.2021 23:43

Actor David Field tells the story of ‘K’ who was sexually abused by her step-grandfather as her family lay sleeping. As he held his hand over her mouth, he told her not to tell anyone.

No Laughing Matter - Series 1 Episode 1 - Be Brave, Always Brave - Narrated by Fiona O’Loughlin 03.05.2021 23:54

Listen to comedian Fiona O’Loughlin compassionately tell the story of ‘B’ a woman who was abused by her father from a young age and how brave she is in getting on with her life and sharing her story. Fiona believes our spotlight on incest is the "next huge gust of a movement in this country." We hope she’s right.