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Palmer, Hanson, Joyce lead the list of least liked politicians
The inclusion of the Deputy Prime Minister poses a problem for the federal government.
- by David Crowe
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Half of all Australian women sexually harassed: survey
Inappropriate comments about women’s bodies or sex life were the most common form of sexual harassment experienced, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
- by Jewel Topsfield
A year of reckoning over the treatment of women, so what hope is there for politics?
After a year of painful conversations about the treatment of women and traumatic disclosures of appalling incidents, the federal government has a blueprint to fix things.
- by Katina Curtis
Opinion
Workplace safety
Grotty week for PM as Parliament’s noxious culture is laid bare
On issues relating to women, Morrison walks among landmines. Rachelle Miller’s latest claims against Alan Tudge show how dangerously and unexpectedly one can detonate.
- by Michelle Grattan
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City life
Parliament’s out for summer, longer for some than others
It was a very Alice Cooper Canberra as parliamentarians sat for their final day of 2021
- by Samantha Hutchinson and Stephen Brook
Alan Tudge leaves cabinet after former adviser alleges their affair was abusive
Education Minister Alan Tudge has stepped aside cabinet while an investigation is underway into his former adviser Rachelle Miller’s claims their affair became physically abusive.
- by Katina Curtis
Analysis
The Morning Edition podcast
Backlash as government fails to move on damning sex discrimination review
Today on Please Explain, federal politics reporter Katina Curtis joins Nathanael Cooper to look at the recommendations from the review into workplace culture at parliament house.
- by Nathanael Cooper
‘I have carried the shame’: Anonymous stories of sexual assault in Parliament
The Jenkins review of the workplace culture of Parliament House spoke to more than 500 people. These are some of their stories.
- by Angus Livingston
Leak of parliamentary report into Christian Porter’s hidden donors to be investigated
Parliament’s privileges committee cleared Mr Porter over his register of members interests, but vowed to investigate how The Guardian had details of the report before it was released.
- by Nick Bonyhady
We share ownership of the problem and the solution: PM
The report into workplace culture and sexual harassment in Parliament House has been handed down and Scott Morrison says it reflects decades of unacceptable behaviour that needs to be dealt with.
One in three parliamentary staffers say they’ve been sexually harassed
A review of Federal Parliament’s workplace culture has recommended setting up a code of conduct for politicians and staffers and a review of alcohol use.
- by Katina Curtis
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