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Newcastle Herald
Newcastle Herald
Lucinda Garbutt-Young

'Give the money back': university consent training under the microscope

Senator Larissa Waters has been vocal about need for better university consent training. Picture by Sitthixay Ditthavong

Newcastle students will be barred from rigorous consent training following the shelving of a national program, the Hunter's peak organisation against sexual violence says.

Consent laws across the country were put under the Senate's microscope this week during a nationwide inquiry into sexual violence reforms. Speakers at the inquiry pushed for consistent laws across all states and territories and more rigorous sexual education.

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