The Australian Human Rights Commission and Universities Australia are working with almost 40 Australian universities to combat sexual assault and sexual harassment on campuses.
An Australian Human Rights Commission report last year found one in five students had faced sexual harassment in a university setting in 2016, leading to new efforts at education on consent.
In February this year, the University of Melbourne announced, as part of the enrolment process, students would have to complete Consent Matters, an animated online course and quiz.
The Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) has recently introduced a Be the Change campaign, created by staff and students.
It will roll out across all campuses.
The RMIT Safer Community, which supports students who have suffered sexual harm, said in a statement that, while a number of actions have been completed, more are coming.
In New South Wales, the University of Sydney has also made the module mandatory for new students, who have until the end of Week 10 to complete it.
The director of student-support services, Jordi Austin, says the Consent Matters module is just one of a number of initiatives the university is rolling out across campus.
Ms Austin says it will be supplemented with in-person training, online resources and an increase in staff trained specifically to help students with such issues.
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