Sexual Misconduct

A lawyer whose experience of sexual harassment prompted the dismissal of a South Australian magistrate doubts the findings of a second review of the legal profession will spark immediate change.

The annual car festival was once known for boobs, booze and burnouts. Some women say those sexist attitudes linger, and they are forced to think about their own personal safety when attending. 

An investigation has uncovered "substantial evidence" that former congressman Matt Gaetz, who Donald Trump had hoped to make US attorney-general, paid for sex with a 17-year-old girl.

From distributing inappropriate images among colleagues, to being told sexual harassment is part of the job, female hospitality workers want change in the industry.

Donald Trump's defence secretary nominee says he's the victim of a media smear campaign, and he'll "fight like hell" for the job — despite reports the president-elect is already considering replacing him with his one-time Republican rival.

Most research and policy discussions on workplace sexual harassment focus on cisgender heterosexual women, but a landmark study has found most young LGBTQ people, particularly those with a disability, are being sexually harassed in the workplace.

After a new survey revealed half of migrant women had experienced sexual harassment in Australian workplaces, workers are speaking out and calling for change.

A new national study of more than 3,000 migrant women revealed high rates of sexual harassment in the workplace.

More than half of migrant women have been sexually harassed at work with their customers, co-workers and bosses among the biggest perpetrators, a new union survey has found.

A Catholic priest has been found guilty of sexually assaulting a teenage boy in the early 1980s, but the jury was unable to reach a verdict on two other charges.

WiseTech is not the only publicly-listed company to face allegations of bad behaviour. Big investors are now asking if corporate boards are doing enough to hold executives to account. 

The settlements come as Scotland Yard reveals a further 60 people have come forward to police with allegations against Mohamed Al Fayed.

For the developing country, logging is a catch 22: It is the country's biggest export and a source of income for thousands, but it is causing irreversible environmental damage and a raft of social issues.

Bosses in Nine's broadcast division would belittle, intimidate, gaslight and sexually harass employees, and when complaints were made against management, HR would cover it up.

New sexual consent laws come into effect from Monday, along with the criminalisation of stealthing.

Federal prosecutors allege Sean 'Diddy' Combs used his business empire to abuse, threaten and coerce women.

The veteran director is seeking $US15 million in damages from the publication, claiming he had the "utmost respect" and "deepest gratitude" for the cast and crew during filming of Megalopolis.

Indonesia's public rail operator will blacklist perpetrators of sexual violence after a spate of reported attacks on trains.

Former Launceston mayor and current councillor Danny Gibson has been asked to step down after claims he sexted with a school theatre student, and other unwanted sexual advances towards young men.

The veteran journalist had taken his former employer to the Federal Court after an internal investigation into allegations of "inappropriate behaviour" that led to his sacking in June.