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Workplace sexual harassment rates aren't getting better. How do we make it stop?

Workers bearing the brunt of creepy comments and unwanted advances say it's is not good enough that rates of sexual harassment haven't improved over the past four years. WARNING: This article contains detailed descriptions of sexual harassment

ABC News · Nov 30, 2022

Laws to implement Respect@Work recommendations have passed parliament. What are they?

The parliament has passed new legislation to implement seven of the recommendations from the landmark Respect@Work report into sexual harassment — here's what's changing.

ABC News · Nov 28, 2022

Woman in Tim Paine sexting scandal has court case against Cricket Tasmania dismissed over delay

A former Cricket Tasmania employee who was at the centre of a sexting scandal with former Australian test cricket captain Tim Paine has her case dismissed in the federal court.

ABC News · Oct 27, 2022

Australia’s powers to detain terrorist offenders after jail term without rehabilitation under review

Law has important consequences and ‘sits oddly’ with aims of sentencing, which include rehabilitation and reintegration, national security watchdog says

The Guardian - AU · Jun 22, 2022

Photos of wartime Europe still shape views of conflict – here's how we're trying to right the record

A war in Europe instantly creates parallels with the world wars for people in the UK and other European countries. This connection represents what most people know and are taught about conflict on the continent. The media coverage and response to the war in Ukraine have also invoked familiar images…

The Conversation · May 19, 2022

Human rights ambassador needed to restore reputation after Morrison’s ‘negative globalism’, Labor says

Opposition also pledges to defend Australian Human Rights Commission with return to merit-based appointments

The Guardian - AU · May 4, 2022

‘Systemic failures at every step’: the Indonesian children Australia sent to adult jails for years

Six children jailed as adults for acting as crew on people-smuggling boats have had their convictions quashed. But Australian authorities had been told before they were jailed of doubts about the wrist X-ray technique used to prove they were over 18

The Guardian - AU · Apr 26, 2022

Australian Human Rights Commission warned by global body to improve independence of appointments

The Australian Human Rights Commission risks being stripped of its accreditation as an "A-status" institution, with the global standards body raising concerns about the selection of commissioners.

ABC News · Apr 7, 2022

Queensland is unlikely to meet the legislated goal of having all train stations fully accessible this year

Advocates say transport accessibility "doesn't rise to the top of the pile" until somebody takes on the difficult task of demanding change.

ABC News · Mar 22, 2022

Rights watchdog sees 1,445% spike in questions about Victorian government’s powers during Covid

‘Large volume’ of inquiries asked whether government had power to impose restrictions

The Guardian - AU · Mar 22, 2022