The loophole has existed for 37 years ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 15: Chloe Clinton at the March 4 Justice protests in Adelaide, Australia on March 15, 2021. (Courtesty of Cahli Blakers) Caroline Kitchener
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Chloe Clinton posted on Instagram as soon as she heard about the loophole in Australia’s sex discrimination act: Politicians and judges in Australia, where she lives, are exempt from laws against workplace sexual harassment. The sex discrimination act, passed in 1984, only covers “employers” and “employees,” she learned. Because politicians and judges are technically neither, they cannot be held accountable if someone working in their office files a complaint.
Clinton’s friends immediately responded to her Instagram Story:
Jewellery sales up 63 per cent in March: report Posted April 20, 2021 | By Arabella Roden ⢠Editor The latest jewellery trade report from Retail Edge Consultants shows sales in March 2021 were 63 per cent higher than the same month in 2020 and 37 per cent higher than in 2019.
However, the report notes that the year-on-year increase should be contextualised with the COVID-19 pandemic; Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison declared COVID-19 a national pandemic on 27 February 2020, with the first lockdowns coming into force in March, significantly impacting retail sales and consumer confidence. Within product category sales in dollar-terms, diamond-set precious metal jewellery almost doubled compared with March 2020 and increased 88 per cent compared with 2019
“When we opened, on both sides, we of course knew that we would continue to have cases connected to our border,” Ms Ardern said. “In fact, when we announced the date for opening the trans-Tasman bubble, Queensland was dealing with cases.
“We accept that it’s going to be part of our journey together. I think Australia accepts that and, for both sides, we’re always looking for clear connection to the border. In this case there is.”
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Ms Ardern said officials “entirely expect” people who are vaccinated to get COVID-19 but noted the Pfizer vaccine is 95 per cent effective at reducing symptoms of the virus.
Australian PM vows to protect industry in net zero emissions push Xinhua | Updated: 2021-04-20 15:32
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison speaks at a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, November 13, 2020. [Photo/Agencies]
CANBERRA Australia s Prime Minister Scott Morrison has reassured workers that they will not be adversely affected by the country s push towards net zero emissions.
In a speech to the Business Council of Australia (BCA) on Monday evening, Morrison promised that the government would not tax the life out of industries to help reduce carbon emissions. I am not going to tax our industries off the planet, he said.