Northern Territory, Australia: Survivors of sexual assault are banned from speaking to the media

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    In the Northern Territory, survivors of sexual assault are banned from speaking to the media

    Michelle* looked out of a window, across a sweltering street in Darwin's central business district, while she recounted her "greatest secret." A woman who is at the top of her field in the public service and played a senior role in Australian embassies around the world, was vulnerable. She said her abuse started when she was 11 years old. "I was just a child. We were in a small class. I was 11. I loved school, but then it came to be a place I dreaded to go." She was born in the Northern Territory and pursued a career in ...


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