Yesterday
- Opinion
- Sexism
Blake Lively turns the shame around
The actress is suing a Hollywood studio alleging sexual harassment and a smear campaign. It may prolong the pain but the only way to end impunity is to speak up.
- Nicholas Kristof
This Month
Sexual harassment class action to target BHP, Rio
The big miners’ efforts to attract more female employees have suffered a setback with the launch of sexual harassment class actions.
- Peter Ker
Nine’s Airlie Walsh sues network amid workplace culture fallout
The well-known television personality had worked on the Today breakfast program and as a political reporter for more than a decade.
- Max Mason and Sam Buckingham-Jones
November
Elon Musk slams Albanese’s social media ban
The owner of X had a swing at the Australian government’s prohibition for children under 16 as he prepares to take a role in the Trump administration.
- Matthew Cranston
Government to pursue tech giants for social harm
Communications Minister Michelle Rowland says Canberra will introduce a “digital duty of care” that could punish platforms for causing systemic trauma.
- Sam Buckingham-Jones
Lack of action on workplace harassment holds back productivity
Readers’ letters on the impact of anonymous harassment reports; the need for flexibility in the super system; fee-free university; Trump’s inflation danger; working-class voters; and climate obligations.
- Opinion
- Child safety
Social media ban doesn’t trust parents to raise their kids
If Canberra truly wanted to support families, it would invest in digital literacy rather than wielding a sledgehammer.
- Constantine Frantzeskos
Lack of anonymous reporting channels fuels harassment underreporting
Victims of work-related sexual harassment do not have the option of reporting incidents anonymously at more than three in 10 large companies, research shows.
- Euan Black
UK watchdog plans action against Crispin Odey over sexual misconduct
Hedge fund boss Crispin Odey was the subject of a series of assault claims in 2023 that plunged the firm he founded into turmoil.
- Leonard Kehnscherper
October
First, kidnapping the Wallabies; now tackling online bullying
The debate about stopping cyberbullying has so far centred around bans and age limits. This former spy has a different solution.
- Jemima Whyte
Sacking for offensive comments was wrong, tribunal rules
A mining worker fired for repeatedly taunting a colleague was judged to be unfairly dismissed as he was not properly trained in psychosocial safety policies.
- David Marin-Guzman
‘No excuse’: Drunk worker fired for Qantas Lounge sex harassment
The fly-in fly-out worker had her unfair dismissal claim rejected, including that placing her head in a co-worker’s lap was “the usual inconvenience of public travel”.
- David Marin-Guzman
September
You can now control your teenager’s Instagram use
Users aged under 16 will soon find themselves in restricted “Teen Accounts”, giving guardians authority over the content they see on the social media app.
- Sam Buckingham-Jones
Social media bosses face jail if they fail to stop revenge porn
Britain is introducing tough new online safety laws that could see social media bosses punished for allowing deep fakes and revenge porn to be shared.
- Charles Hymas
August
- Opinion
- Antisemitism
Why haven’t the police investigated the doxxing of Jewish creatives?
We now know who leaked the names and comments in the WhatsApp group. But what about holding accountable those who used carriage services to menace and harass?
- Stuart Cohen
Energy transition needs more women, says Jobs and Skills head
Getting more women to become electricians and mechanics would help accelerate the transition to net zero, Australia’s top skills adviser says.
- Euan Black
States back crackdown on non-disclosure agreements
But business says workplace sexual harassment should be dealt with by the federal government, while employment lawyers warn against a blanket bank on NDAs.
- Gus McCubbing
Allan moves to end NDA ‘misuse to silence victims’
Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan has announced consultation on laws that would restrict the use of non-disclosure agreements for workplace sexual harassment.
- Gus McCubbing
July
Companies not as prepared against harassment as they think they are
Companies may think their workplace harassment policies are fit for purpose, but a survey shows many need to change to comply with new obligations.
- Staff reporter
June
Tough jail terms for deepfake porn peddlers under new laws
The creators and sharers of non-consensual sexually explicit material will face up to seven years’ jail under the new rules, which also put pressure on tech firms.
- Paul Smith