Spike in sexual harassment at work
Almost two in five women and one in four men experienced sexual harassment in the workplace during the past five years, a confronting national survey undertaken by the Australian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has revealed. The issue affects both genders but women were more likely to be sexually harassed in the workplace than men, with […]
Australia supports PNG in the midst of polio outbreak
Australia is helping combat polio and other diseases in Papua New Guinea (PNG). In the wake of low immunisation rates, PNG has had a surge in preventable diseases such as polio, measles and whooping cough. The Australian government is providing $10 million in support to PNG government’s major vaccination campaign in the hope of avoiding […]