News & Views Professor Anna Cody is Australia’s new Sex Discrimination Commissioner Professor Anna Cody has been appointed as Australia’s new Sex Discrimination Commissioner, replacing Kate Jenkins.
News & Views ‘Unacceptable, disappointing, unsurprising’: One in three workers experience sexual harassment at work One in three workers have experienced sexual harassment in their workplace over the last five years, according to a new national survey.
News & Views ‘Major achievement’: The Respect@Work bill passes Australian parliament The Respect@Work bill passed Australian parliament today, meaning all the recommendations in Kate Jenkins’ Respect@Work report are now law.
News & Views New Respect@Work website launches to address workplace sexual harassment The new Respect@Work website has launched with comprehensive resources to support employers in preventing and responding to sexual harassment.
News & Views Employers will need to actively prevent sexual harassment under new laws The onus will be on employers to prevent sexual harassment from occurring, under new legislation set to be introduced to federal parliament.
News & Views Kate Jenkins’ report: Can Scott Morrison meet the moment? Morrison was yesterday at pains to emphasise that he “hears” the women of Australia, but is he capable of really listening?
Politics ‘Today must mark the end of impunity in this place’: Kate Thwaites MP appeals for the government to #SettheStandard One in three people employed in the parliamentary workplace has experienced some kind of harassment, according to Kate Jenkins’ report.
News & Views Senator accused of ‘growling’ at Jacqui Lambie within hours of respect report. Set the (new) standard now, Scott Morrison. The standard should have been set long ago. Scott Morrison must act swiftly on implementing all of Kate Jenkins’ recommendations
News & Views Kate Jenkins review reveals 1 in 3 parliamentary staffers have experienced sexual harassment Sex Discrimination Commissioner Kate Jenkins’ report is the culmination of review of the culture in federal parliamentary workplaces.
News & Views Australia leading the way in tackling violence against women Australia’s work on online safety for women and sexual harassment at work is part of a global push to reduce violence against women, writes Julie Inman Grant and Kate Jenkins.
News & Views ‘I’m not giving up’: Kate Jenkins on getting the rest of Respect@Work implemented Kate Jenkins said she isn’t “giving up” when it comes to the legislative implementation of the remaining recommendations of Respect@Work.
News & Views After all this effort, the Morrison Government’s Respect at Work Bill is a missed opportunity The measures contained in the Morrison Government’s Bill are a missed opportunity to enact meaningful change, writes Penny Paker.