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Attorney-General Vickie Chapman has appointed her own Chief of Staff – a former NT Liberal politician – as the state’s new Equal Opportunity Commissioner, sparking criticism of a “political appointment”.
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A state MP’s request for SA Parliament House to change its rules to allow breast and bottle-feeding in the chamber is still on hold after 18 months – despite it now being a recommendation of a recent damning review into sexual harassment at the North Terrace building.
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A police investigation into allegations of sexual assault in State Parliament would “betray” MPs and staffers who spoke out on the condition of anonymity, the Equal Opportunity Commissioner says following a call from the State Opposition.
Opposition Leader Peter Malinauskas has called for a police investigation into sexual harassment and assault in State Parliament in the wake of a damning report – saying police officers should be granted “all the access they need” to investigate alleged “criminal” behaviour.
State Parliament has a “rotten” and “toxic” workplace culture where women are routinely made to feel like “second class citizens” and feel pressured to remain silent when they experience sexual harassment and assault, a damning independent review has found.
South Australia’s Equal Opportunity Commission will start investigating the prevalence of sexual harassment in South Australia’s legal profession from today after a MP raised concerns of “abhorrent” behaviour in the workforce.
