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Opposition to consent education argues for children's 'protection'. But better access to appropriate education helps make informed decisions.

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Last modified on Mon 19 Apr 2021 05.20 EDT Rape prevention and sexual education experts have criticised the federal government’s new consent education campaign, accusing it of creating “bizarre” videos and spreading misinformation about sex and consent. The Good Society website, launched as part of the Department of Education’s Respect Matters program, contains more than 350 videos, digital stories, podcasts and teaching materials to help teach sex and consent to school-age children. None of the videos aimed at students in years 10-12 use the words sex, rape, or assault. I...

We missed you too. Sign up to our newsletter, and follow us on Instagram and Twitter, so you always know where to find us. Earlier this year, consent was put firmly on the agenda when a former Sydney schoolgirl posted a story on her Instagram, asking if any of her followers had ever been sexually assaulted by private school boys.   Many of the victims didn’t even realise their consent had been abused until they read other people’s experiences, and many of the perpetrators didn’t even know they’d abused somebody’s consent.  The testimonies reveal a dark reality...