sexual harassment Archives

Issue #2153

HALF THE SKY

Last month the Australian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) released a report outlining urgent reforms with the aim of addressing workplace sexual harassment. The Speaking from...

Issue #2177

HALF THE SKY

The Australian Defence Force (ADF) is having a lot of trouble meeting recruitment targets and stabilising retention rates. The government is desperate to increase its...

Issue #2197

Prime Time Predator

Younger readers picture this. It’s fifteen years from now. The Wiggles are featured on a comedy series everybody likes. They resurface in popular culture. They...

Issue #1997

Respect @ Work 1 year on

The 2018 National Inquiry into Sex Harassment in Australian Workplaces, which produced the Respect @ Work Report, found that two in five women have experienced...

Issue #2193

HALF THE SKY

Women working in Australian FIFO (Fly In Fly Out) mining and oil and gas operations have had a wide range of experiences, from enjoying the...

Issue #2118

LETTERS

Women’s rights used as ammunition Dear Comrade Editor, ‘Half the Sky’ (Guardian 2117, 23 September) made a very good point in protesting against the use...

Issue #2119

Good news for sexual harassment victims

The union movement has welcomed the Senate’s passage of the government’s Costs Protection Bill, which will make it easier for victim-survivors of workplace sexual harassment...

Issue #2193

Union win on sexual harassment

Recently the Australian Services Union (ASU) secured a strong outcome in a sexual harassment matter for a member working in the energy sector. The member...