Government poised to act on findings of landmark Jenkins review
by Katharine Murphy Political editor from World news | The Guardian on (#5VS5H)
Taskforce to oversee workplace changes and acknowledgement of trauma caused by bullying, sexual harassment and assault to be considered next week
The Morrison government has signalled it will take the first steps towards implementing recommendations from the Jenkins review into parliamentary culture when parliament resumes next week, one of the final sessions before the federal election.
The finance minister, Simon Birmingham, indicated last year he would aim to implement the first two recommendations of the landmark review before parliament resumed in February, and amend legislation governing the employment of political staff before the election.
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