sexual assault
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In the News
Senate condemns handling of sexual violence on campus
Senators unanimously condemned the university sector in a landmark inquiry into current and proposed sexual consent laws, urging the education…
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Sexual assault on campus: sector vows to be ‘part of the solution’
“Today marks a hard day for the community and particularly for victim-survivors of sexual harassment and sexual assault,” declared Universities…
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Victim blaming, culture of tribalism at residential colleges: sexual assault report
**An earlier version of this story incorrectly attributed a quote to a University of Newcastle student. It has since been amended.** "Reported…
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Yale students sue uni for frat culture
On behalf of fellow students in their position, Anna McNeil (20), Eliana Singer (19), and Ry Walker (20) have sued Yale…
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University reverses rape chat decision after public shaming
The University of Warwick has reversed its decision to allow students back on campus after they issued rape threats. After…
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St Paul’s promises to shed sexism, minimise sexual harassment and assault
As an 18-year-old, I dated a boy who lived at St Paul's College at the University of Sydney. There was a…
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Industry & Research
Lines drawn around academic-student supervisory relationships
Academic supervisors should not have sexual or romantic relationships with students. That’s the message to universities confirmed by new sector…
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Australia, America at odds on campus sexual assault policy
As Australia inches towards a less legalistic, more accuser-centric mode of dealing with university sexual assault, America is ebbing away…
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Beyond a legal approach: universities get new sexual assault, harassment guidelines
A specialist-trained single point of contact for students and a de-identified data collection mechanism are two of the suggestions put…
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TEQSA to assess student wellbeing
For the first time, higher education providers will be assessed for registration renewal purposes on their provision of student support services. The…
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Flinders students confront rape on campus
A recent ABC Four Corners episode, I am that girl, shed light on the tricky nature of consent. Legally, it's not…
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Features
The other kind of sexual harassment on campus
On-campus sexual assault and harassment was one of the biggest news stories of the year. Yet only students were the focus of the Australian…
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Policy & Reform
Medical students say sexual harassment a ‘very big issue’ in hospitals
"Anecdotally, it's a very big issue," said Douglas Roche, external vice president of the Australian Medical Students' Association (ASMA), in…
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Policy & Reform
Unis respond strongly, yet differently, to sexual assault report
It’s 2017, and institutions are rightly taking sexual assault and harassment seriously. All of the 39 member-universities of Universities Australia…
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In the News
Over one in four students sexually harassed in 2016: human rights report
A woman who was kissed on the cheek by a teacher on the bus on the way to uni. A…
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Policy & Reform
Postgrads speak up on sexual assault
Sexual assault and harassment on campus isn’t just the concern of vulnerable first-years. That’s why the Council of Australian Postgraduate Associations (CAPA),…
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On Campus
Fulltime sexual assault counsellor for ANU
Fellatio and rape euphemisms formed the basis of chants at Australian National University's John XXIII College in March 2017. Though…
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