Defence issues new statement about sexual misconduct Australian Capital Territory The Australian Defence Force has issued a statement on how it deals with sexual misconduct, and it includes acknowledgement of previous failures in handling inappropriate
Premium Columnists Cultural change needed if we are to find better political representation February 15, 2022 By Tom Ravlic Editors' Picks Cultural change in politics has been a focus over the past year and the most powerful illustration of this has been the growing movement to
‘Unacceptably high’ rate of bullying, sexual harassment and assault in parliament, inquiry finds November 30, 2021 By Melissa Coade Community & Social The prime minister has released the final report of a seven-month-long inquiry into parliamentary workplaces undertaken by the sex discrimination commissioner Kate Jenkins, which has
Premium Insights and analysis Respect@Work: experts ask, who’ll do the heavy lifting? April 13, 2021 By Melissa Coade Federal Speaking to The Mandarin, two legal academics and anti-discrimination experts have reflected on the chops of Scott Morrison’s Respect@Work ‘roadmap for respect’ plan. Legal experts
Government’s plan for ‘complete’ response to Respect@Work report April 8, 2021 By Melissa Coade Federal Prime Minister Scott Morrison has unveiled his plan for tackling sexual harassment in the workplace in response to the national Respect@Work report. Presenting what he
Calling it what it is: it’s alleged rape, and it’s not ok February 19, 2021 By Helena Cain Career Matters I entered the workforce in the 1980s, overseas, when smoke hung above your desk and some men thought it was ok to leer, touch your
Solidarity is not dead: how workers can force progressive change March 6, 2020 By Carl Rhodes Community & Social In November 2018, 20,000 Google employees across the world walked out of work. They were protesting the ways in which their employer had failed to