A Qantas pilot facing the sack for turning 65 claims the airline is unlawfully discriminating against him based on age. He has filed a complaint with the Australian Human Rights Commission. This week, the Federal Court imposed a temporary injunction…
A millionaire businessman denies repeatedly asking a junior colleague for a threesome. The junior colleague is suing her former boss in the Federal Court for $815,793, alleging persistent sexual harassment over 15-months. She claims she is no longer able to…
The parents of a boy with ADHD are suing Education Queensland for discrimination. The couple allege the boy's school treated him unfairly because of his impairment. The department denies any wrong doing. Parents of boy say son experienced violence and seclusion…
A Federal police officer has lost her bid to have 32-weeks maternity leave count towards her service. Federal Court Justice Robert Bromwich found the workplace agreement didn't include an entitlement for the time to count towards service. Rather, it only…
Victims of sexual harassment shouldn't be deterred from making formal complaints following the Geoffrey Rush defamation decision. The call comes from industrial advocates who fear the court decision will convince harassment victims to stay silent. Victims shouldn't be deterred Federal…
A former Hertz employee is suing the hire car company for sexual harassment. The woman claims the harassment included a male colleague groping her and calling her a 'slut'. As a result, she is seeking damages in the Federal Court,…
The Commonwealth Bank has settled a discrimination case involving two blind customers and the bank's new trouchpad eftpos terminals. Nadia Mattiazzo and Graeme Innes launched the discrimination case against the bank over the transaction terminals in 2018. The bank agreed…
An AFP officer claims the force discriminated against her for being in a same-sex relationship. Detective Sergeant Kathryn Lee Richens (above right) claims management considered her and her partner as a "two for one deal" when deciding job postings. As…
Emma Husar is suing Buzzfeed and journalist Alice Workman for defamation over a slut-shaming article. The Buzzfeed article alleged the Labor MP made a Sharon Stone move in her office. Husar claims Buzzfeed only gave her an opportunity to respond…
A racist police response to the 2004 Palm Island riots has cost the Queensland government $30 million in compensation payouts. It is one of the biggest discrimination settlements in Australian history. Racist police response to Palm Island riots The Federal…
