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Wednesday, January 22

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.

Vickie Chapman has criticised the Equal Opportunity Commissioner's budget priorities. Photo: Tony Lewis/InDaily

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”.

Sexual harassment complaints on the rise in SA

The number of workplace sexual harassment complaints to SA’s Equal Opportunity Commissioner has increased by almost a third in the wake of the international #MeToo movement.