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Three years after the Jenkins report, there is still work to be done on improving parliament culture

Three and a half years ago, then-sex discrimination commissioner Kate Jenkins’ Set the Standard report was handed to federal parliament, commissioned after Brittany Higgins’ allegations of sexual assault in Parliament House, which had shocked the public and politicians alike. Since then, work has been underway to implement its 28 recommendations.

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‘It’s pressure to not let people down’: Lydia Williams makes leap from goalline to boardroom

The former Matildas goalkeeper will carry experience as a women’s football trailblazer into a new role as a director of the Australian Sports Commission

The Guardian - AU

Australian Olympic sports risk funding cuts amid ‘glacial’ growth in women coaches

Fewer than one in five coaches at Paris Games were female with athletics and golf among bodies now pushed to improve gender balance

The Guardian - AU

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Evening Standard

View from The Hill: New watchdog won’t stop bad behaviour in parliament

The extensive fallout from the rape of then Liberal staffer Brittany Higgins in a ministerial office continues to reverberate through both the legal and political systems, long after that fateful night in Parliament House in 2019.

The Conversation

‘Play well, win well’: new Australian sports chair Kate Jenkins faces challenges and opportunities

The Australian Sport Commission (ASC) has appointed Kate Jenkins as its new board chair, replacing Josephine Sukkar, who was the first female chair appointed to the ASC board in 2021.

The Conversation

Assembly needs Jenkins-style review of workplace culture: Rattenbury

The Assembly agreed to a more limited inquiry.

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The predictable backlash after the recent fallout from the Lehrmann trial can’t undo #MeToo’s momentum

If we look at the charred landscape in full we can see our progress in Australia has been remarkable

The Guardian - AU

Women MPs speak out over parliament’s toxic culture

Parliamentarians from across the divide have raised concerns about the politicisation of sexual assault and misconduct allegations.

The New Daily

Women MPs speak out over parliament's toxic culture

Parliamentarians from across the divide have raised concerns about the politicisation of sexual assault and misconduct allegations.

AAP

More Allegations Have Emerged Against Senator Van Following Lidia Thorpe’s Statement

Dutton has announced that David Van will no longer sit in the Liberal party room.

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Zoe Daniel: Time to right wrongs with much-needed media reform

The absence of media diversity and the resulting concentration of power are leading to lack of accountability in the fourth estate.

The New Daily

The Canberrans awarded in the King's Birthday honours list

Almost 70 people in the ACT are included in the honours and awards list.

The Canberra Times

Sex discrimination commissioner hailed as 'trailblazer'

Kate Jenkins is wrapping up her seven-year term as Australia's sex discrimination commissioner and being honoured as a trailblazer for women.

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More progress than I hoped for, says sex commissioner

Outgoing Sex Discrimination Commissioner Kate Jenkins says there has been progress on stamping out sexual harassment at work but there's still work to be done.

The Guardian - AU

Sally Rugg alleges ‘systematic’ breach of labour standards after mediation with Monique Ryan fails

Independent MP has rejected the claim but Rugg’s lawyers say it could be a test case that has implications for other white-collar employees

AAP

Higgins backs code to change parliament's toxic culture

Federal MPs have endorsed a new code of conduct but more work will be done to change the workplace culture of Parliament House.

The Guardian - AU

Kate Jenkins says more workplace complaints in Australian parliament ‘not a backward step’

In week before independent Monique Ryan and chief of staff Sally Rugg head to mediation, sex discrimination commissioner says cultural change is happening

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Parliament endorses code of conduct to lift standards

Federal parliament will have a code of conduct for all parliamentarians and staff after the landmark Set the Standard report unveiled widespread misconduct.

The Canberra Times

ANU Respect@Work report recommends employers pay employee's sexual harassment legal costs

The Attorney-General's Department commissioned the report as part of Labor's promise to implement all 55 recommendations of Sex Discrimination Commissioner Kate Jenkins' Respect at Work report into sexual harassment in Australian workplaces.

AAP

Long road ahead to end harassment at work

Sex Discrimination Commissioner Kate Jenkins is urging employers and workers to continue the momentum to end workplace harassment for future generations.

ABC News

Laws to implement Respect@Work recommendations have passed parliament. What are they?

The parliament has passed new legislation to implement seven of the recommendations from the landmark Respect@Work report into sexual harassment — here's what's changing.

The New Daily

‘Enough is enough’: Workplace sexual discrimination and harassment reforms become law

Every workplace will be required to have protections against sexual harassment and ensure gender equality after parliament agreed to reforms.

AAP

Workplace harassment reforms become law

Australian workplaces are being urged to start making changes now to ensure they meet requirements when new sexual harassment laws come into force.

AAP

New harassment laws to start late 2023

Federal legislation to enforce better protections against sexual harassment and discrimination in the workplace is one step closer to becoming law.

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