Politicians, judges and public servants will be subject to sexual harassment laws like all other Australians. Currently the Sex Discrimination Act does not apply to MPs, judges and state public servants. However, it is unclear what consequences MPs will face…
A three year inquiry has found former Melbourne Lord Mayor Robert Doyle sexually harassed a woman at a 2016 function. The government ordered the investigation following a complaint from the woman in 2018. Robert Doyle sexually harassed woman Charles Scerri…
Sexual harassment is widespread in Parliament house, according to a recent review. One in eight political staffers reported experiencing sexual harassment or assault while working at Parliament House, Nine Newspapers reports. However, more than half said they feared risking their…
A senior adviser to Labor Senator Penny Wong quit his job earlier this year, accused of sexual harassment. A female party member made the complaint, according to The Australian. Penny Wong adviser quits Marcus Ganley worked as Senator Wong's Chief…
There are unacceptably high levels of sexual harassment and discrimination in Victoria Police, according to a damning new report. The Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commission conducted the research. It wants the government to give it more powers to…
A Queensland surgeon accused of sexual harassment and bullying who was named under parliamentary privilege by opposition health spokesperson Ros Bates, has made a formal complaint to the Speaker of the house. Bariatric surgeon Doctor William Braun, who was sensationally…
Workers who sexually harass colleagues will face tougher penalties under a new plan by the Victorian government designed to crack down on workplace creeps. The proposed changes to tackle sexual harassment include changing occupational health and safety laws to specifically…
Pauline Hanson got people talking last night, after claiming during an address to parliament that a married senator had sexually harassed a number of his staff. Ms Hanson suggested that the senator, who she refused to name, had sexually harassed…
Current and former employees of the Northern Territory public service will be allowed to give evidence to the current workplace sexual harassment inquiry, after the NT government said it would allow temporary waivers of non-disclosure agreements. NT public service employees…
Barnaby Joyce has been described as "a politician who habitually refuses to take responsibility for his own actions" in a scathing article written by farmer Peter Mailler. Maillier is a livestock and grain farmer based in New South Wales, and…