Support Services

In an emergency, please call 000. If you have experienced sexual assault in Australia and are wanting to make a report, please contact your local police station.  

However, if you wish to make an anonymous report to the police, this option is currently available in: 

NSW: through SARO 
QLD: through ARO 


You can also seek support through the following services: 

National 
Call 1800 RESPECT or online
QLife (LGBTI support service): 1800 184 527 or online (available daily 3pm-midnight) 
Lifeline: 13 11 14 (24-hour service, 7 days a week) 

Victoria
Sexual Assault Crisis Line: 1800 806 292 (24-hour service, 7 days a week)

New South Wales 
NSW Rape Crisis: 1800 424 017 or online (24-hour services, 7 days a week). 

Canberra
Canberra Rape Crisis Centre: (02) 6427 2525 or online ( 7am – 11pm, 7 days a week) 

Queensland
Brisbane Rape & Incest Survivors Support Centre: (07) 3391 0004 (9am – 12pm, Monday- Thursday) or online 

Northern Territory: 
Sexual Assault Referral Services (SARC) 
Alice Springs: (08) 8955 4500 
Darwin: (08) 8922 6472 
Katherine: (08) 8973 8524 
Tennant Creek: (08) 8962 4100 

South Australia
Yarrow Place Rape & Sexual Assault Service: 1800 817 421 (24 hours, 7 days a week) 

Tasmania: 
Laurel House sexual assault support service: 
Northern Tasmania: (03) 6334 2740 
North West Tasmania: (03) 6431 9711  
After Hours Crisis Support Statewide: 1800 MYSUPPORT (1800 697 877) 

Western Australia
Sexual Assault Resource Centre: (08) 6458 1828 (24 hours, 7 days a week)