High-profile rape allegations affecting sexual assault survivors in Australia

Lifeline records its highest ever daily call volume, as support services say recent news is linking in to people's trauma'

Sexual assault and mental health services have been dealing with increased calls and emails from survivors following public allegations of rape and sexual assault against the attorney general and a ministerial staffer over the past month.

Christian Porter has strongly denied the allegation, which dates back to 1988 and was detailed in a bundle of documents sent anonymously to the prime minister and other senior MPs in late February.