Article 6VQHQ Advocates praise recommendations from Australian sexual violence report but say lack of radical change a ‘missed opportunity’

Advocates praise recommendations from Australian sexual violence report but say lack of radical change a ‘missed opportunity’

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Sarah Basford Canales, Benita Kolovos and AAP
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Law reform report says 92% of women choose not to go to police after being sexually assaulted

Advocates have welcomed recommendations from a report into the criminal justice system's treatment of victims of sexual violence as incredibly symbolic", but others say the commission's failure to suggest radical change was a missed opportunity'.

The Albanese government released the Australian Law Reform Commission's report on justice responses to sexual violence on Thursday, while announcing a $21m package to strengthen support services.

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