Parliament and the culture of silence: making toxic workplaces 'psychologically safe'

Too often leaders are out of touch with what is going on in their workplaces. Defining a set of values is the key to progress - and leaders must live by those values

Through the whorls of Canberra's streets and up the sweep of Commonwealth Avenue, Parliament House sits as a testament to democracy and the rule of law.

It's a place of many rules, rules about where you can go and when you can speak and how you should speak. The guide to the House of Representatives' parliamentary procedures runs to more than 100 pages, and points to a further 24 sources of information on the rules. Then there are the standing orders, which run to 164 pages. And that's not even including the Senate.