Sexual assault complaints made in the Australian Defence Force soared to 187 cases in 2020-21, with the majority of concerns raised over incidents of aggravated misconduct.
The sexual assault allegations reported also show a sharp increase compared to previous figures of 160 in 2019-20, 166 in 2018-19 and 170 in 2017-18.
Actually, looking at their chart, the "soaring" should also be compared to 2015-16, where the highest number was 98.
John Blaxland, a professor of international security at the Australian National University, said while troubling the spike in reporting could be linked to greater willingness to come forward with complaints.
And, perhaps the willingness of command to take action on complaints?
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