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What is 'upskirting' and what are your rights to privacy under the law?

  • Written by Rick Sarre, Emeritus Professor of Law and Criminal Justice, University of South Australia
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Queensland federal MP Andrew Laming has been accused of taking an inappropriate photograph of a young woman, Crystal White, in 2019 in which her underwear was showing. When challenged about the photo this week, he reportedly replied:

it wasn’t meant to be rude. I thought it was funny

Inappropriate photography is a criminal offence...

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