..tolerance for sexual offenses? There is so much of it, and there always has been...
I have to strongly dispute that. I cannot imagine what kind of circles you move in, to have formed that view.
...pack-rape is a tradition in some parts of Australia...
The only places I can think of where that holds true are Aboriginal communities, like Doomagee and Mornington Island, from where I've heard first-hand accounts of such events. No way is it a 'tradition' in Anglo Australia.
..the rape and murder of Leigh Leigh, on the northern beaches of NSW, is a case in point. Everyone knew that she had been pack-raped prior to her murder, but only one man was charged. The community she was in regarded these offenses as part of the "beach culture" of surfie gangs....
Absolutely not. That failure was due to the incompetence of the investigating police, not Newcastle culture. Will return to address the remainder of your very interesting post tomorrow.