‘Missing in action’:What happened to the civil liberties movement?

‘Missing in action’:What happened to the civil liberties movement?

Human rights advocates say they were “shouting into the void” trying to curb excessive government COVID interventions.

  • byMichael Koziol

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ASC says sorry to gymnasts,watchdog says watch out

ASC says sorry to gymnasts,watchdog says watch out

The Australian Sports Commission apologises for abuses at the AIS in Canberra,and sports integrity’s head honcho says Australian sport will change forever.

  • byGreg Baum
Young athletes must not be ill-treated in the rush for gold medals
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Gymnastics

Young athletes must not be ill-treated in the rush for gold medals

A report into gymnastics in Australia shows the risks in the win-at-all-costs approach to sports.

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Kiwis show gymnasts the way over uneven bars

Kiwis show gymnasts the way over uneven bars

Aggrieved gymnasts say what they need most is a safe place to land. A New Zealand outfit thinks it has an answer.

  • byGreg Baum
Gymnastics Australia should say sorry to abused athletes and back it up with cash

Gymnastics Australia should say sorry to abused athletes and back it up with cash

The investigation into the culture of gymnastics in Australia is two decades overdue.

  • byAlison Quigley
Coaches must be held accountable:gymnastics whistleblowers speak out
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Gymnastics

Coaches must be held accountable:gymnastics whistleblowers speak out

Former gymnasts Livia Giles and Mary-Anne Monckton have spoken up about the Australian Human Rights Commission’s damning report of abuse in the sport.

  • byGreg Baum andAnthony Colangelo
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Gymnasts detail sexual,physical abuse and body-shaming in human rights report
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Gymnastics

Gymnasts detail sexual,physical abuse and body-shaming in human rights report

Some gymnasts tell of sexual abuse. Others tell of rampant body shaming. Then there was the physical abuse. These are just some of the things detailed to the Australian Human Rights Commission’s investigation into gymnastics in Australia.

  • byGreg Baum
‘Enormous unmet need’:Women’s employment legal services running on a shoestring

‘Enormous unmet need’:Women’s employment legal services running on a shoestring

Specialist services providing women with workplace legal advice are waiting on the federal budget to see whether they’ll get funding in line with a Respect@Work recommendation.

  • byKatina Curtis
‘More than one way to skin a cat’:Government open to some legislative change on sexual harassment duties

‘More than one way to skin a cat’:Government open to some legislative change on sexual harassment duties

The federal government is open to strengthening existing laws requiring employers to stamp out sexual harassment but not to duplicating that duty elsewhere.

  • byKatina Curtis
Government reminds bosses of existing onus to stamp out harassment

Government reminds bosses of existing onus to stamp out harassment

Workplace law experts say it’s clear the existing work,health and safety regime isn’t working to adequately protect people from sexual harassment.

  • byKatina Curtis
WA urged to amend Equal Opportunity Act after moves to strengthen federal laws

WA urged to amend Equal Opportunity Act after moves to strengthen federal laws

Potential changes to WA’s outdated sexual harassment laws won’t happen until after a long-stalled review into the state’s Equal Opportunity Act.

  • byTess Ingram