Are universities doing enough to prevent and handle sexual harrassment on campus?

Universities around the country will survey students about experiences of sexual abuse and harassment so they can better respond to the problem.

Universities around the country will survey students about experiences of sexual abuse and harassment so they can better respond to the problem.

The first national survey designed to discover how widespread sexual assault and harassment is among university students is decades overdue, says Australian Human Rights Commission president Gillian Triggs.

All 39 of Australia's universities will participate in the research project to give the sector a proper understanding of the prevalence of attacks and harassment on campuses.

But is it too little, too late? Patrick Abboud heads out to ask the students, and sexual assault campaigner Blythe Worthy joins Mark and Laura on the desk.

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