Anna Hough

Compare and contrast - The UK on the left, Australia on the right. Setting the standard?

'You are not Brittany Higgins': $2m compo double standard exposed Anna Hough, 46, alleges she was raped and sexually abused by a political staffer between 2000 and 2001 while volunteering for the Australian Democrats .

'No one cares what happened to you - you are not Brittany Higgins': Political staffer with a disturbingly familiar story exposes $2.4m taxpayer funded compo double standard
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Thank you @janephuong.bsky.social ! Beautiful picture!

Good morning from #Canberra

Just one by-election going the right way and it’ll be 50-50!

And here’s my cake from the previous parliament (after the 2022 election) for comparison. The orange Smarties here are independents or other. /4

#CakeData #SetTheStandard #AusPol

Key - ALP=red, Liberals=blue, Nationals=yellow, Greens=green, independents=orange, other=brown /3

Women will hold 112 of the 226 seats. Just one more seat will tip us over into parity. So here is more cake data! 🎂📊 This is Australia’s 48th Parliament by gender, chamber and party. The left side is women, the right side is men. Pink icing for the Senate, green for the Reps. /2

After the May federal election, Australia’s federal parliament has almost reached gender parity. By my calculations the House of Representatives in the 48th Parliament will be 46% women and the Senate 56.6% women. The Parliament as a whole will be 49.6% women.
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If you’re a man, you need to watch this video www.news.com.au/lifestyle/fi...

Some of the people who contact me about their experiences in parliamentary workplaces are suicidal. It took a(n “alleged”) rape at Parliament House to give us the Set the Standard report. I hope it will not take a preventable workplace death for real change to take place. /6

And personally, I will know Parliament’s workplace culture has improved when I no longer receive phone calls from parliamentary department and political staff there who are seeking help because their workplace has devastated their career and their mental health. /5

We will also know Parliament’s workplace culture has improved when people feel safe to speak out about their experiences, knowing they won’t face victimisation and retaliation. That is not currently the case. /4

We will know Parliament’s workplace culture has improved significantly when it is the perpetrators of workplace sexual assault, sexual harassment, bullying and discrimination who are forced out of their jobs. Not the victims of those behaviours. /3

Hush money scandal engulfs Albanese Govt over staffer's historic rape claim A Parliament House researcher was twice asked to sign a confidentiality agreement by the Albanese Government over allegations she was discriminated against and bullied when she disclosed how she was allegedly raped as a young woman in politics.

Has the workplace culture really improved much when things like this are still happening? /2
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Three years after the Jenkins report, there is still work to be done on improving parliament culture Since the release of the “Set the Standard” report in 2021, there has been a flurry of activity in response. But some of it may not be as effective as it could be.

Three years after the Jenkins report, there is still work to be done on improving parliament culture.

Excellent article by Maria Maley of ANU. As someone who has experienced the worst of that culture I know firsthand how much work remains to be done. /1
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Absolutely vile!

If you aren’t sufficiently grossed out by Sour Blueberry Twisties, consider washing them down with some Pokemon Sparkling Water - Sea Salt Cheese Flavour for a real taste sensation!

If you aren’t sufficiently grossed out by Sour Blueberry Twisties, consider washing them down with some Pokemon Sparking Water - Sea Salt Cheese Flavour for a real taste sensation!

I live to serve!

Ambition is not a dirty word: female politicians and the ‘Lady Macbeth bias’ Australia’s new wave of female political leaders should be judged on ability and performance, not outdated and harmful stereotypes.

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Today in Weird Food Adventures - Sour Blueberry Twisties. The verdict: The worst of the weird Twisties flavours so far. Unappetising colour. Unappealing flavour combination. Not a fan.

Humans require close supervision and expert advice while they ‘hunt’.

Isn’t it @liftourvoices.bsky.social ?

But if you’re a woman who is traumatised by the behaviour of said white men, well, then you better watch your back in the workplace, particularly if you speak out about their behaviour. Because that is an entirely different story.

Hush money scandal engulfs Albanese Govt over staffer's historic rape claim A Parliament House researcher was twice asked to sign a confidentiality agreement by the Albanese Government over allegations she was discriminated against and bullied when she disclosed how she was allegedly raped as a young woman in politics.

My experiences 👇 /2

Hush money scandal engulfs Albanese Govt over staffer’s historic rape claim
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White men are apparently terrified of doing the wrong thing at work. I have some advice | Gaby Hinsliff Fears of being sacked or saying something unwise are near-universal. What’s striking is that men in this new polling can’t see that, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

White men are apparently terrified of doing the wrong thing at work.

Based on personal experience, white men can (‘allegedly’) sexually assault, bully & discriminate against women at work - including in parliament - and face zero consequences. Relax guys. /1

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Here’s something I wrote in 2022 that may be of interest this week - Women in the ministry and the shadow ministry.

Includes historical data, comparisons between parties, and graphs.

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