Disturbing new research released this week has highlighted how endemic the issue of sexual violence is across Australia. Despite what feels like an increased focus on the issue and additional resources being spent by all levels of government, rates of sexual violence aren’t on the decline, in fact they’re going up.

So is it a case of our policy approach missing the mark, or are we just not doing enough? It turns out the answer might lie in the way we’re teaching young people about sex and consent, especially in our schools.

Today on Please Explain, criminal lawyer and author Katrina Marson joins Osman Faruqi to discuss sexual violence in Australia and sex education in schools.

Disturbing new research released this week has highlighted how endemic the issue of sexual violence is across Australia. Despite what feels like an increased focus on the issue and additional resources being spent by all levels of government, rates of sexual violence aren’t on the decline, in fact they’re going up.
So is it a case of our policy approach missing the mark, or are we just not doing enough? It turns out the answer might lie in the way we’re teaching young people about sex and consent, especially in our schools.
Today on Please Explain, criminal lawyer and author Katrina Marson joins Osman Faruqi to discuss sexual violence in Australia and sex education in schools.

The Morning Edition (formerly Please Explain) brings you the story behind the story with the best journalists in Australia. Join host Samantha Selinger-Morris from the newsrooms of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, weekdays from 5am.

The Morning Edition (formerly Please Explain) brings you the story behind the story with the best journalists in Australia. Join host Samantha Selinger-Morris from the newsrooms of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, weekdays from 5am.

The Morning Edition

The Morning Edition brings you the story behind the story with the best journalists in Australia. Join host Samantha Selinger-Morris from the newsrooms of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, weekdays from 5am.

The Morning Edition brings you the story behind the story with the best journalists in Australia. Join host Samantha Selinger-Morris from the newsrooms of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, weekdays from 5am.

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