anti-bullying

Monday, July 06

"The whole place is a joke": Public servants tell of bullying, nepotism

South Australian bureaucrats have described a culture of “bullying, nepotism and favouritism” across the public service, with people appointed based on “who they know and not on merit”, in a staff survey described as “sobering and shocking” by the state’s integrity commissioner.

Criminalising bullies won't work: children's advocates

South Australia’s leading advocates for children and young people have appealed to the State Government to refrain from adopting a punitive approach to tackling bullying ahead of a decision on whether to criminalise the behaviour.

Preventing bullying is a society-wide task, not just a job for schools. File image: AAP/Dan Peled

Tackle bullying nationally - and not just in schools: expert

Australian governments should come together to develop a national anti-bullying strategy that engages children both inside and outside the classroom, Canada’s leading authority on bullying says.

Why it's time to end the culture of bullying on reality TV

With bullying widely recognised as a serious issue in the community, reality-TV show producers need to reconsider the culture they’re promoting by pitting contestants against each other to win ratings, writes Soseh Yekanians.

Liberal Party to deal with bullying concerns "internally"

A Liberal senator who stood up publicly against bullies during the federal leadership spill now says the party should address its issues behind closed doors.

SA Health 'moves bullies from unit to unit', workers allege

SA Health moves alleged bullies around the organisation rather than investigating them, its recruitment processes are tarnished by conflicts of interest and employees have been “broken” by “unsustainable” workloads, mental health workers have told an internal review.

SA school anti-bullying program heads around the world

An anti-bullying program, developed in South Australia, is being introducing into the US and other international markets after students and teachers have helped design and produce it, says Flinders University Professor Phillip Slee.