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Aussie Life

Aussie Language

10 July 2021

9:00 AM

10 July 2021

9:00 AM

We are told that sexual assault and sexual harassment happen because men don’t understand consent. NSW has a law before Parliament that would require proof of consent as a defence against a charge of rape. Classes are being launched in schools to teach ‘consent’. But does this make sense linguistically? ‘Consent’ has been part of English since at least 1380 and means ‘to agree together’.

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