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| University sexual assault report released – live | University sexual assault report released – live |
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| 12.59am BST | |
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| Watch the livestream of the launch | |
| Universities Australia is livestreaming the launch of the report on their website. You can watch here. | |
| UA will announce a range of initiatives in response to the report, as part of the same launch. The bulk of those initiatives are embargoed to 10am but I can tell you two. | |
| One: they will develop a “respectful relationships education program” for university students. | |
| Two: they will upgrade or extend first responder training at universities to more frontline staff, so more staff are trained to respond to sexual assault. | |
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| Once the report is released we will start sharing reaction and comments from students, survivors and people working in this sector. | |
| If you want to share your story, email me at calla.wahlquist@theguardian.com. If you’re happy for me to share it here, please say so, otherwise all details will remain in confidence. | |
| Alternatively you can share your thoughts with me and everyone else on Twitter. I’m @callapilla. | |
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| at 12.51am BST | |
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| Sophie Johnston, president of the National Union of Students, is one of those who received a briefing about the report yesterday. She told ABC news this morning that the results were “heartbreaking”. | |
| ... after decades and decades of silence from so many victims, to actually hear the voices and see these stories is very confronting. | |
| You can read Johnston’s full comments here: | |
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| at 12.46am BST | |
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| If you find today's media coverage distressing, support is available. pic.twitter.com/aZfNoLIvqE | |
| 12.22am BST | 12.22am BST |
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| ‘Today belongs to you’ | ‘Today belongs to you’ |
| End Rape on Campus Australia launched a powerful campaign on Saturday featuring the voices of survivors of sexual assault. The campaign is called #BelieveSurvivors | |
| It posted a message of support on Facebook this morning urging them not to let universities take credit for the release of the AHRC report, which it says is the result of months of student campaigning. | It posted a message of support on Facebook this morning urging them not to let universities take credit for the release of the AHRC report, which it says is the result of months of student campaigning. |
| It says: | It says: |
| Whether you took part in the survey, made a submission, reported to your university, or not: we believe you. Whether you’ve told your story publicly or if you’ve never told anyone at all: we believe you. We stand with you. You are not alone. | Whether you took part in the survey, made a submission, reported to your university, or not: we believe you. Whether you’ve told your story publicly or if you’ve never told anyone at all: we believe you. We stand with you. You are not alone. |
| Irrespective of what you hear in the public statements, news coverage and media releases, today belongs to you. We didn’t arrive here because of the “bravery” of universities, or the determination of vice-chancellors. We got here because of the strength and determination of survivors and their allies. Today belongs to you. | |
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| at 12.29am BST | |
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| What can we expect? | What can we expect? |
| According to the briefing given to some stakeholders yesterday, the report will make a number of statistical findings before making nine recommendations. Eight of those recommendations will be aimed at universities themselves, while one will be aimed at non-university-owned residential colleges. | |
| The key findings, Guardian Australia understands, are: | The key findings, Guardian Australia understands, are: |
| Women are sexually assaulted at higher rates than men | Women are sexually assaulted at higher rates than men |
| LGBTIQ people, particularly trans people, are sexually assaulted at a much higher rate than women | LGBTIQ people, particularly trans people, are sexually assaulted at a much higher rate than women |
| More than half of people who reported being sexually assaulted knew the perpetrator | More than half of people who reported being sexually assaulted knew the perpetrator |
| About two-thirds of perpetrators are male | About two-thirds of perpetrators are male |
| Post-grad students are more likely to have been sexually assaulted by a staff or faculty member | Post-grad students are more likely to have been sexually assaulted by a staff or faculty member |
| The majority of sexual assaults occur at residential campuses/on-campus accommodation, or at university parties | The majority of sexual assaults occur at residential campuses/on-campus accommodation, or at university parties |
| The majority of reported cases of sexual harassment occurred on public transport | The majority of reported cases of sexual harassment occurred on public transport |
| About three-quarters of university students had never witnessed sexual assault or harassment, and of those who had two-thirds took no action | |
| This is certainly not an exhaustive list of all the findings made by the Australian Human Rights Commission (AHRC). It’s also not particularly surprising to anyone familiar with studies on the prevalence of sexual assault. As one stakeholder said: there’s nothing new here. | This is certainly not an exhaustive list of all the findings made by the Australian Human Rights Commission (AHRC). It’s also not particularly surprising to anyone familiar with studies on the prevalence of sexual assault. As one stakeholder said: there’s nothing new here. |
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| at 12.44am BST | |
| 11.56pm BST | 11.56pm BST |
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| Sexual assault on campus report to be released today | Sexual assault on campus report to be released today |
| Calla Wahlquist | Calla Wahlquist |
| The Australian Human Rights Commission will release its long-awaited report on sexual assault at university campuses at 10am. | The Australian Human Rights Commission will release its long-awaited report on sexual assault at university campuses at 10am. |
| The report is being launched in Sydney, at a joint event with Universities Australia, the peak body representing Australia’s 39 universities. All of those universities received a full copy of the report last week but no one else, including media, victims’ groups, or even people who were part of the working group, has been given a copy. | |
| Some stakeholders who represent victims’ groups received a one-hour briefing yesterday, and have told Guardian Australia they were not impressed. | |
| We’ll get into those key findings and some of that criticism in a moment, but first, survivors of sexual assault should know that this blog will contain details and first-person accounts of sexual assault, and could be triggering. | We’ll get into those key findings and some of that criticism in a moment, but first, survivors of sexual assault should know that this blog will contain details and first-person accounts of sexual assault, and could be triggering. |
| Universities Australia has set up a hotline to help people affected by the release of the report. It is 1800 572 224. | Universities Australia has set up a hotline to help people affected by the release of the report. It is 1800 572 224. |
| Alternatively, you can call 1800 RESPECT, the sexual assault and family violence support line. That’s 1800 737 732, or online counselling here. | Alternatively, you can call 1800 RESPECT, the sexual assault and family violence support line. That’s 1800 737 732, or online counselling here. |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 12.45am BST |