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University sexual assault report

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More than half of all university students were sexually harassed on at least one occasion last year, a landmark survey by the Human Rights Commission has found. The report found 51 per cent of students were harrassed at least once in 2016 -- both off and on campus. Women were three times as likely as men to experience sexual assault.


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More than half of all university students were sexually harassed on at least one occasion last year, a landmark survey by the Human Rights Commission has found. The report found 51 per cent of students were harrassed at least once in 2016 -- both off and on campus. Women were three times as likely as men to experience sexual assault.


Sexual assault support services:

 

National university support line: 1800 572 224 (until November 30, 2017)

1800 RESPECT: 1800 737 732

Lifeline: 131 114

Beyond Blue: 1300 224 636

 


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