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State Parliament has agreed to establish a specialised unit tasked with stamping out harassment at Parliament House, months after the Equal Opportunity Commission revealed findings of a “toxic” and “rotten” workplace culture.
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A sitting South Australian judicial officer has been accused of harassment, the Equal Opportunity Commissioner has revealed, after a respondent to the Commission’s recent inquiry into the state’s legal profession refuted a published claim that only former officers were accused of problematic behaviour.
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Calls for an alcohol-free federal parliament might reduce risk factors but won’t fix the cultural problems besetting Canberra, argues Nicole Lee.
There is yet another sexual harassment claim in Parliament House, with Nationals MP Anne Webster making a complaint against somebody who harassed her last week.
The SA Law Society says it’s concerned about the prevalence of sexual harassment in the state’s legal profession, despite not receiving any formal complaints of harassment over the past two years.
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.
