One in six Australian officials have experienced sexual harassment: poll 1 minute read
Sydney, Australia, Apr 30 (EFE).- One in six officials in Australia, mainly women, have been victims of sexual harassment in the workplace, according to a poll published Friday, amid outrage in the country following a parliament rape allegation made earlier this year.
The Community and Public Sector Union study also indicates that 19 percent of the 3,280 civil servants surveyed had witnessed some form of sexual harassment.
One in three incidents of sexual harassment have been reported, although when this happens, the report is often perceived as “inappropriate,” according to the executive summary of the union’s “Sexual Harassment Report 2021” report.
The government will pack tax cuts and other goodies into next month s budget to get it through the next election, BDO predicts Jack Derwin Morrison will be looking to hand out sweeteners ahead of a potential election. (David Gray, Getty Images)
The Morrison government is expected to hand out plenty of sweeteners in the coming federal budget on May 11.
Accounting firm BDO predicts measures to include tax cuts, super to be paid on top of parental leave, and no delay to the super guarantee. The government will be looking to spend money on the policies that will help them win at the polls in 2022, BDO tax partner Mark Molesworth said.
The government will pack tax cuts and other goodies into next month s budget to get it through the next election, BDO predicts businessinsider.com.au - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from businessinsider.com.au Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
By Vivian KaneApr 19th, 2021, 6:08 pm
Australia is in the midst of a sexual assault crisis. Former parliamentary staffer Brittany Higgins spoke out earlier this year, saying she was raped by a former colleague inside of the Parliament House. Days later, accusation of rape from 1988 surfaced against Attorney General Christian Porter (which he has denied). The
Tens of thousands of people showed up to protest the normalization of this kind of rampant assault, which goes far beyond Parliament. Support services for survivors say they’re experiencing an increase in people contacting them and utilizing their resources.
So Prime Minister Scott Morrison has laid out a “road map to respect,” which includes, among other things, education on issues of consent and assault in schools, which is great! Except then a video surfaced online showing one of the videos designed to teach teens about consent and OH WOW is it the opposite of great.