Do you know what Queensland law actually says about consent?

What if someone freezes or doesn’t say “no”?
What if they’re intoxicated?
Does staying in contact afterwards mean they consented?
Does consenting to sex mean consenting to everything that happens during sex?
And is “choking during sex” actually strangulation?

Our ideas about what is “normal” in sex can be shaped by pornography, social media, peers and popular culture — but the law has something important to say about consent, bodily autonomy and sexual violence.

Join NQWLS Community Education Lawyer Ashleigh Lawrence for this month’s Ask Nola webinar as we unpack:

• what consent means under Queensland law, including communication, withdrawal, capacity, intoxication, and coercion
• common myths about sexual violence — including freezing, delayed reporting, fragmented memories and staying in contact with the person responsible
• the difference between choking and strangulation, why pressure to the neck can be dangerous even without visible injuries, and the law around non-fatal strangulation
• how pornography, social media and popular culture can influence expectations about sex and sexual behaviour
• bodily integrity and autonomy, including what the High Court’s recent decision in Potter (A Pseudonym) v The King [2026] HCA 25 tells us about the law’s protection of these interests
• where to get legal, medical and specialist sexual assault support.

Consent is more than the absence of “no”. Let’s talk about what the law actually says.