Australian campaign for domestic violence leave goes global
Australia's peak union and business organisations will help shape a new international convention on the impact of domestic violence and other forms of violence in the workplace.
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Anna Patty
Anna Patty is Workplace Editor for The Sydney Morning Herald. She is a former State Political Reporter and Education Editor.
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