equal opportunity commission

Saturday, August 15

Parliament stalls harassment inquiry into itself

The commissioner tasked with carrying out an independent investigation into workplace harassment in state parliament says she is still waiting for parliament’s permission to launch the inquiry – with a final report due to be handed down a month from today.

Homophobic pamphlet "disturbing" but not illegal

A religious pamphlet placed in letterboxes in an Adelaide suburb has exposed what lawyers call a “grey area” between state and federal anti-discrimination legislation, prompting renewed calls for a Charter of Human Rights.

Sam Duluk in parliament. Photo: Al Fraser

Independent inquiry to probe parliament’s “nightmare before Christmas”

An independent third party will be brought in to investigate claims of misconduct against Liberal backbencher Sam Duluk, with the Equal Opportunity Commissioner approached about leading the inquiry, InDaily can reveal.

Chapman has another crack at Equal Opportunity Commissioner

A simmering dispute between the state’s Attorney-General and Equal Opportunity Commission has once again flared, with the Commissioner branding Vickie Chapman “vindictive” after she accused it of not doing enough to curb disability discrimination.

SA Attorney-General and EO Commissioner in open conflict over budget

A simmering funding dispute between the state’s Equal Opportunity Commission and Attorney-General has openly flared, with the commissioner hitting back at Vickie Chapman after she branded the cash-strapped agency’s spending $50,000 on a public relations firm an “absurdity” that was “not justified or sustainable”.