Sky News host Peta Credlin has spoken with the founder of the letusspeak campaign Nina Funnell about her initiative to push back against laws in Victoria which say sexual assault victims cannot self-identify.
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Sky News host Peta Credlin has spoken with the founder of the #letusspeak campaign Nina Funnell about her initiative to push back against laws in Victoria which say sexual assault victims cannot make their names public. Changes in Victorian law which say sexual assault survivors may not self-identify even after their offender has been found guilty in a court of law were passed in February.
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