Badly behaving MPs could have their pay docked by up to 5 per cent should a powerful new body be created as recommended by a landmark report more than two years ago. Finance Minister Katy Gallagher confirmed the leaked document that outlined the sanctions MPs, senators and their staff couldContinue Reading
A church chaplain who was allegedly abused while serving in the air force has revealed horrific details of an allegedly toxic workplace culture where her cries for help were downplayed and she was forced to remain in proximity to her abuser even after her claims of abuse had been substantiated.Continue Reading
Former sex discrimination commissioner Kate Jenkins will lead up a new body to protect arts and culture workers. Ms Jenkins, who authored the Respect@Work report into sexual harassment, has been appointed chair of the Creative Workplaces Council. As part of the government’s culture policy it introduced earlier this year –Continue Reading
A Labor backbencher has been accused of throwing a “slur” at opposition early childhood spokeswoman Angie Bell as tensions boiled over in the House. Ms Bell alleges during a debate in the chamber on the economy that Hawke MP Sam Rae interjected, yelling “at least I have my own children”Continue Reading
Sally Rugg has ramped up her legal fight against teal independent MP Monique Ryan and the federal government after their attempt at mediation failed. The political staffer and left wing activist will seek to add a claim of “serious contraventions” of the Fair Work Act against the commonwealth when theContinue Reading
Brittany Higgins has lashed out as the “private contents” of her diary were leaked after the material was sent to police to investigate her sexual assault allegation. Ms Higgins said a photograph she took on her phone of her diary entry was submitted to police to help them form theContinue Reading
Tony Burke has defended the Albanese government’s decision to cut the number of staff for crossbenchers, as a teal independent faces a lawsuit from one of her employees over working hours. Monique Ryan’s chief of staff, activist Sally Rugg, is taking legal action claiming the MP tried to sack herContinue Reading
One in three Australian workers have experienced sexual harassment in their workplace over the past five years, found a major survey from the Australian Human Rights Commission. However, reporting of workplace sexual harassment remains alarmingly low at only 18 per cent. The data showed that women were almost twice asContinue Reading
The woman tasked with improving gender-based discrimination says “the time for change is now”, as a new report finds one in three Australians still experience sexual harassment in the workplace. Sex discrimination commissioner Kate Jenkins is nearing the end of her tenure and, in a speech to the National PressContinue Reading