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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Tamsin Rose

‘Disturbing’ report into NSW parliament’s culture uncovers examples of bullying and sexual harassment

NSW Police officers outside NSW Parliament House in Sydney
Sources have said the report made for ‘pretty full-on’ reading and included unidentified stories of bullying, sexual harassment and alleged ‘criminal offences’. Photograph: Dean Lewins/AAP

Mandatory training for all members of the New South Wales parliament and their staff will be recommended in a “disturbing” report on bullying, harassment and sexual misconduct.

The independent report on the parliament’s workplace culture, by former sex discrimination commissioner Elizabeth Broderick, will also recommend reviews of the way staff can lodge complaints and raise issues, and of the Members of Parliament Staff Act under which staffers are employed.

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