This article contains references to sexual assault.
Teachers will be better equipped to talk to students about respect and relationships under a $77 million plan unveiled by Labor.
An Albanese government would partner with state and territory governments and school systems to deliver consistent and high-quality respectful relationship programs, with the intent of preventing violence and improving child safety.
The plan also provides additional support staff in schools and help for students and families who have experienced violence.
"There's nowhere near enough support to train teachers properly in this kind of education, and some schools don't have access to programs developed by experts," Labor's education spokeswoman Tanya Plibersek said in a statement.
"Too many school students are missing out on education that can help keep them safe."
Ms Plibersek says children are being left vulnerable due to the lack of education covering consent, sexual harassment and violence and family and domestic violence.
"It's also about teaching kids how to seek help if they feel unsafe," she said.
"Age-appropriate respectful relationships education can also help promote equality between women and men and improve classroom behaviour."
Last weekend it was announced that high school students will be surveyed on their attitudes regarding consent as part of a plan to prevent family, domestic and sexual violence.
The survey will be conducted ahead of an expected update to the national curriculum that will expand consent education from 2023 and provide benchmark data to assess the impact of the expanded curriculum.
The Australian Human Rights Commission will develop the survey, with consent education advocate Chanel Contos serving as a special advisor.
Ms Contos brought attention to consent education in schools last year when she conducted her own survey via Instagram that brought forward thousands of stories, mostly from women, who had been sexually assaulted while they were in school.
Initially focused on the issue at a handful of single-sex Sydney private schools, it soon swelled into a petition with more than 44,000 signatures calling for earlier and expanded teaching of consent education in all schools.
Australian sex discrimination commissioner Kate Jenkins and national children's commissioner Anne Hollonds will lead the survey's development.
Women's Safety Minister Anne Ruston also announced a new $48 million campaign aimed at men will focus on changing attitudes and expectations which condone or excuse violence, and $32 million will be added to $10.7 million already budgeted for a consent campaign focused on teenagers and their parents.
Ms Ruston said the campaigns will ensure "crucial messages about consent are heard in every home around Australia", to better inform people about sexual consent so they are better equipped to talk to their children about it.
Men will also be asked "to consider how they can hold each other to account because sexual violence should not be considered a women's problem to solve," she said.
If you or someone you know is impacted by sexual assault, call 1800RESPECT on 1800 737 732 or visit 1800RESPECT.org.au. In an emergency, call 000.
