Murray Watt (Queensland, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry) Share this | Hansard source

Thanks, Senator Faruqi. I share Senator Faruqi's concern about the quite disturbing rates of sexual violence that we continue to see on Australian university campuses. Of course, it's obvious that any student on a university campus—just like anyone in the community—should have a right to feel safe when undertaking their education or any other activity. The Minister for Education, Mr Clare, released the Australian universities accord interim report a couple of weeks ago. The interim report makes five recommendations on these matters, and one of those recommendations is the need to improve—