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Almost 90% of sexual assault victims do not go to police — this is how we can achieve justice for survivors

  • Written by Anastasia Powell, Associate Professor, Criminology and Justice Studies, RMIT University
Almost 90% of sexual assault victims do not go to police — this is how we can achieve justice for survivorsLukas Coch/AAP

On Monday night, Four Corners investigated how Brittany Higgins’s alleged rape at Parliament House was kept quiet for almost two years.

Once again, it highlighted the huge barriers to justice faced by victims of sexual assault.

This comes barely a week after tens of thousands of Australians marched, demanding justice and an end...

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