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30/11/21

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Originally posted by Lapdog: ↑

@eagle888; Kate Jenkins's Review has been a long time coming, so what's changed and what has Morrison done about the recommendations?

"... The review found more than half of all people in Commonwealth parliamentary workplaces experienced at least one incident of bullying, sexual harassment or actual or attempted sexual assault.Mr Morrison said it was "appalling" and "disturbing" that 33 per cent reported some kind of sexual harassment.
Mr Morrison said parliament should set the standard for workplace behaviour and it had failed to do so.
The review makes 28 recommendations to the government, grouped into areas of leadership, diversity and inclusion, systems to support performance and safety and wellbeing.
Some of the key ones include targets to achieve gender balance among both MPs and staff. It also calls for targets to increase the representation of First Nations people, people with disability and LGBTIQ+ people. ..."
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-11-30/sexual-haassment-report-parliament-brittany-higgins/100660894

As indicated in red above, Morrison has already downplayed what's been running amok throughout Parliament.

It appears the only real change Morrison is making is to increase from 6 months to 24 months the length of time that can elapse between an incident and the lodgement of a claim about it. People who claim to be victims have to pursue their claims as vulnerable individuals - no class actions or support allowed from organisations such s their trade union.

Indeed, Morrison's government is reported to have already rejected many of Jenkins's recommendations - even the one re 50:50 targets for gender representation, fobbing it off with a throw-away comment that the Liberal Party already has targets[ ie. 22%].

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