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Newcastle Herald
National

Call for government action over assault, harassment survey

Charlestown MP Jodie Harrison says the NSW government needs to urgently respond to the safety needs of students at university campuses, after the results of a survey released last week showed almost 18 per cent of students polled at the University of Newcastle experienced sexual harassment since beginning their studies.

The Social Research Centre's findings showed that six per cent of students at the university were sexually assaulted, the Newcastle Herald reported last week.

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