Mining giants sued over alleged sexual harassment Hundreds of women who worked at BHP and Rio Tinto will be contacted as part of a lawsuit over alleged harassment at mining sites. AAP · Dec 11, 2024
Rio Tinto review shows rise in rape and bullying reports Bullying claims linked to diversity programme ‘retaliation’, despite efforts to improve workplace culture The Guardian - UK · Nov 20, 2024
“Awful Awful Behavior”: Public Outrage Erupts Over Students Destroying Assault Report “Just like the colleges themselves, these student representatives would prefer to ignore the problem of sexual violence altogether and pretend it doesn’t exist." The post “Awful Awful Behavior”: Public Outrage Erupts Over Students Destroying Assault Report first appeared on Bored Panda. Bored Panda · Oct 31, 2024
Review launched into sexual harassment of health staff An independent review of sexual assault and harassment policies in Queensland hospitals will be launched amid concerns about workplace culture. AAP · Mar 12, 2024
Hundreds of staff at EY Oceania report bullying, racism and sexual harassment Independent review finds 15% have endured bullying, 10% sexual harassment, and two in five have considered quitting due to long hours The Guardian - AU · Jul 27, 2023
NSW to spend $15m on anti-bullying and harassment reforms after report into parliament culture Exclusive: Victim-survivor criticises pace of change, saying nothing has been done since report’s release last August The Guardian - AU · Jul 23, 2023
Likely NSW speaker Greg Piper wants to bring ‘bear pit’ out of the gutter Exclusive: Independent MP says findings of scathing Broderick workplace culture review should be addressed ‘quickly’ The Guardian - AU · Apr 16, 2023
Independent MP Helen Dalton claims New South Wales parliament a 'toxic' place for women Independent MP Helen Dalton condemns a male MP for saying she should be "clocked" during a debate two weeks ago, adding that the New South Wales parliament is "toxic" for women. ABC News · Oct 12, 2022
Robert Borsak says Independent MP Helen Dalton should be 'clocked' after heated debate in NSW Parliament Shooters, Fishers and Farmers MLC Robert Borsak is recorded in the upper house saying Independent MP Helen Dalton should be "clocked" following a fiery debate. ABC News · Sep 27, 2022
‘Should have clocked her’: NSW Shooters MP told to apologise over alleged comment in parliament Remark prompts new concerns about complaints procedure following scathing review of Macquarie Street culture The Guardian - AU · Sep 27, 2022
Mark Latham accuses NSW Labor MP Anna Watson of getting drunk at parliament bar and trying to drive home A war of words erupts between two NSW MPs, after one accused the another of getting "paralytically drunk" in the parliament bar, before trying to drive home. ABC News · Sep 6, 2022
NSW Labor MP Walt Secord to retire from politics following allegations of bullying Former Labor frontbencher Walt Secord announces he won't seek another term in parliament after bullying allegations were levelled against him last week from former and current colleagues. ABC News · Aug 19, 2022
NSW Labor MP steps down amid allegations High-profile NSW Labor frontbencher Walt Secord is facing an investigation after standing aside from the shadow ministry amid allegations he bullied staff. AAP · Aug 14, 2022
NSW Labor Party frontbencher Walt Secord steps down amid bullying claims The senior Labor frontbencher is the first politician to step down following the release of last week's Broderick review into parliament's culture. ABC News · Aug 14, 2022
ABC News · Aug 13, 2022 Release of NSW Broderick report into toxic culture was dehumanising, advocate for sexual assault survivors says The release of the report into the workplace culture in NSW Parliament was "dehumanising" and "frustrating", former Liberal staffer and advocate for sexual assault survivors Dhanya Mani says.
AAP · Aug 13, 2022 Survivors are silenced: ex-NSW Lib staffer A former Liberal staffer, who alleges she was sexually assaulted by a colleague in the NSW parliament, says political parties are not taking abuse seriously.
Newcastle Herald · Aug 12, 2022 Elizabeth Broderick lifts lid on bullying and sexual harrassment in Macquarie Street Discrimination expert Elizabeth Broderick's view of Macquarie Street
Newcastle Herald · Aug 12, 2022 NSW parliament has become toxic: Perrottet One in five people who work in NSW parliament have experienced sexual harassment in the last five years.
ABC News · Aug 12, 2022 NSW parliament's culture of bullying and sexual harassment revealed by investigation One in three staff say they have experienced sexual harassment or bullying in the past five years with alcohol considered a contributory factor, an investigation has revealed.
The Guardian - AU · Aug 11, 2022 Review of NSW parliament uncovers five alleged sexual assaults One in five respondents say they have been sexually harassed, with more than half of the incidents perpetrated by an MP
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AAP · Aug 11, 2022 Toxic culture at NSW parliament exposed NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet says state parliament has become "toxic" for staff, as parties vow to work together to fix the culture at Macquarie Street.
The Guardian - AU · Aug 9, 2022 ‘Disturbing’ report into NSW parliament’s culture uncovers examples of bullying and sexual harassment Exclusive: Independent report calls for mandatory training for all staff and review of complaint process
Reuters · May 11, 2022 Australia's #MeToo puts miners and ministers in crosshairs of history Australia's mighty #MeToo wave is piling pressure on mining and political leaders who are preparing to face a reckoning over sexual harassment scandals stretching from the arid Outback to Parliament House.
The Guardian - AU · Feb 5, 2022 ‘Absolutely confronting’: the sickening stories of sexual harassment of women in mining Rio Tinto investigation reveals rape, bullying and racism is rife in its workforce – but WA inquiry suggests it’s far from alone