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Man charged with murder after woman found dead in Queensland home
A 43-year-old man has been charged with murder after a woman’s body was found north of Brisbane, AAP reports.
Police said the 30-year-old dead woman was discovered in an Owanyilla home after the man went to the Maryborough police station on Sunday evening.
Police say the man and woman knew each other.
The man has been charged with murder and is expected to appear in Maryborough magistrates court on Monday.
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Henry Belot
Bullying and harassment still too high among Antarctic division, senate inquiry told
The head of the Australian Antarctic Division (AAD) has raised concerns about the “cultural safety” of staff and high rates of bullying and harassment.
Last year, an independent review identified “significant cultural problems” within the division and instances of bullying, sexual harassment, gender discrimination and a culture of fear that stopped people speaking out.
At a Senate inquiry this morning, the AAD’s leader, Emma Campbell, said recent internal staff surveys revealed there was still a lot of improvements to be made:
I will say […] cultural safety continues to be a concern. Bullying and harassment continues to be at levels that are higher than anyone would like.
An inquiry into the Antarctic division has been told that its staff made 110 referrals to the government’s ethics and professional standards body for investigation. Around 40 of those referrals related to bullying and harassment allegations.
Sean Sullivan, the deputy secretary of the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, said his team was determined to change the culture.
The feedback from my staff in the division is that we are making progress, but it’s hard. It’s hard work. We are not shirking it. We are in it for the long haul.
Updated at 19.45 EST33m ago19.26 EST
Natasha May
New social media campaign aims to change young Australians’ attitude to tanning
If you’ve been to the beach this summer you’ll know the plethora of sun tents lining the sandbanks are largely the province of families, but many young Australians continue to work on their tans.
The one in three young people who believe it’s fine to suntan is the reason the government is kickstarting a $7.3m campaign across…
2024-01-28 19:46:07
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