Lily Steele-Park took legal action after she was was raped in her first year of uni by a man known to her friends. 

Her rapist was then found guilty and sentenced to 6 years in jail. 

But Lily's experience is an outlier. In NSW, only 7% of reported rapes and sexual assaults result in a conviction.

In this episode, Lily shares her story and what it's like to speak out. 

Plus as the mushroom trial wraps up, we ask a mycologist if foraging for mushrooms is ever safe?

Listen now:

01:29 - Victim-survivors on the cracks in the system

07:10 - Lily's story

24:34 - Mushroom foragers warnings

Guest:

• Lily Steele-Park, victim-survivor
• Brett Summerell, chief scientist, Royal Botanic Garden Sydney

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