Australian schools will soon be provided with more material about consent, respectful relationships and sexual abuse for students from prep to year 12.
Former Sydney school student Chanel Contos, 22, has launched a petition called Teach Us Consent, which advocates for earlier and improved sex education.
Federal Education Minister Alan Tudge says he admires the courage of Ms Contos and others who have shared stories after being encouraged by her petition. I ve got to say I ve been quite shocked at the extent of the number of people who are coming forward, he told Sky News on Thursday.
The petition has sparked almost 3,000 testimonies from women who experienced sexual abuse or misconduct at school.
The materials will be distributed in Australian schools around the country, following a petition which collected more than 2,000 stories of allegations of sexual assault.
Thousands of women will take to the streets on Monday to protest the response to sexual assault allegations in federal politics.
Protests will take place in capital cities from 12pm on Monday to sync up with the women marching on parliament house in Canberra.
Dr Kate Ahmad and Dr Anita Hutchison will lead the protest to deliver a petition - signed by more than 80,000 people - demanding an inquiry into the conduct of attorney general Christian Porter.
Mr Porter was accused of sexually assaulting a woman when the pair were teenagers after a debating competition in 1988. The accuser has since died by suicide.