The overhaul that Australian workplace culture urgently needs
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The overhaul that Australian workplace culture urgently needs

Pregnancy discrimination is not only still occurring,its incidence appears to be increasing.

  • byThe Herald's View

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‘You’ll bankrupt the business’:Pregnant workers made redundant

‘You’ll bankrupt the business’:Pregnant workers made redundant

Workers’ legal centres have recorded a rise in discrimination complaints by pregnant and parent workers as those carers are targeted in the cost of living crunch.

  • byAmber Schultz
Study every death,tackle alcohol:DV commissioner’s urgent advice

Study every death,tackle alcohol:DV commissioner’s urgent advice

As new analysis shows federal spending on family,domestic and sexual violence has soared from $2 million to $644 million over the last 10 years,experts are asking for better evidence and more action.

  • byNatassia Chrysanthos
Where does this violent debate leave the good men we know and love?

Where does this violent debate leave the good men we know and love?

These men are receptive to anti-misogyny campaigns,but they are also the ones who least need them.

  • byJacqueline Maley
Keen to become PM,Hannah Ferguson might just have the cheek to get there

Keen to become PM,Hannah Ferguson might just have the cheek to get there

The 25-year-old is making her voice heard in the campaign to end violence against women.

  • byPeter FitzSimons
Make domestic abusers move out of home

Make domestic abusers move out of home

Why not turn past approaches upside down,and have the abused person and children stay in the family home,while funds go into providing residential institutions to house the violent perpetrators.

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This is a war on women. We must mobilise the resources to prevail

This is a war on women. We must mobilise the resources to prevail

As the number of domestic violence deaths rises,Australian women could be forgiven for feeling like they are under siege. But governments are playing catch up.

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Dutton says there’s a ‘strong argument’ for domestic violence royal commission

Dutton says there’s a ‘strong argument’ for domestic violence royal commission

“I think there’s a strong argument for a royal commission if we know that it’s going to produce the evidence,” the opposition leader says.

  • byNatassia Chrysanthos
Same age,same experience,less pay. But it’s not for the reasons you might think

Same age,same experience,less pay. But it’s not for the reasons you might think

Australian research has found differences in pay within occupations make up the bulk of the gender pay gap – not women working part-time or in lower-paid occupations.

  • byRachel Clun
Holding all men responsible for a violent minority has failed to keep women safe

Holding all men responsible for a violent minority has failed to keep women safe

The more I heard the discourse around respect and violence,the more it reminded me of being told that it was up to all Muslims to own the problem of terrorism and solve it.

  • byWaleed Aly
How police could spot red flags for violent men who fly under the radar

How police could spot red flags for violent men who fly under the radar

Australia’s police ministers will discuss how they can improve their response to high-risk offenders – which could involve looking at their GPS data,online activity,mental health data or involvement in family law disputes.

  • byNatassia Chrysanthos