By AFPMore by this AuthorSYDNEYMore than half of university students in Australia were sexually harassed last year and seven percent sexually assaulted on at least one occasion, a "disturbing" new national study revealed Tuesday. DATA"The unavoidable conclusion of the data... is that incidents of sexual assault and sexual harassment are occurring at unacceptable rates at Australian universities," said Sex Discrimination Commissioner Kate Jenkins. Australian universities, which have more than one million pupils enrolled, are hugely popular with international students, particularly from China and India. CULTURAL BATTLE"It broke my heart to read this report," Sophie Johnston, from the National Union of Students, told reporters. Not on our campuses — and not in Australian society," Universities Australia chair Margaret Gardner said.

Source: Daily Nation August 01, 2017 11:37 UTC