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Jo Tarnawsky is not the first parliamentary staffer to allege workplace bullying, nor is she a shrinking violet. But it’s certainly taken a toll.

The start of this new parliament – one with more women than ever before – is the perfect moment for a reset.

The recent election results have ushered in a historic moment for Labor, with women now making up an estimated 57 per cent of the caucus.

Why aren’t we listening to voices like Senator Mehreen Faruqi? Why aren’t we making workplaces safe for everyone?

Labor’s housing legislation has passed in the Senate after the Greens announced it would back the Bill it has opposed for months.

Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles’ most senior staffer has launched legal action against him and the Prime Minister’s chief-of-staff Tim Gartrell for allegedly ousting her out of the job after she complained of workplace bullying.

Lidia Thorpe has said she will use the Senate’s censure motion “for kindling”, after her protest against King Charles III’s visit to Canberra last month was deemed “disrespectful and disruptive”.

This month marks 30 years since the 1994 Australian Labor Party National Conference, where Affirmative Action quotas were adopted for women.

This week is a game-changer towards creating a safer, more respectful, and accountable environment within Australia’s parliamentary workplaces. Yesterday, Parliament passed a Bill to establish the Independent Parliamentary Standards Commission (IPSC), an important step in improving the culture of Commonwealth parliamentary workplaces.

A landmark report on the status of unpaid carers in Australia was released this morning and was be tabled in parliament today.

A report from Equality Australia has concluded discrimination in religious schools against the LGBTQIA+ community is “endemic”. 

The PWSS is an independent and confidential service to support everyone who works or volunteers in a Commonwealth Parliamentary workplace