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Sex assault and rape: what the law says

Steve Evans
Updated February 24 2021 - 7:43am, first published 1:00am
What does the law say about sexual assault and rape? Picture: Shutterstock
What does the law say about sexual assault and rape? Picture: Shutterstock

The current crisis engulfing the federal parliament and allegations of sexual assault have raised a number of issues about the devastating impact it has on survivors.

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Steve Evans

Steve Evans

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Steve Evans is a reporter on The Canberra Times. He's been a BBC correspondent in New York, London, Berlin and Seoul and the sole reporter/photographer/paper deliverer on The Glen Innes Examiner in country New South Wales. "All the jobs have been fascinating - and so it continues."

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