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ABC News: Woman allegedly sexually harassed by boss in Sydney restaurant speaks after record payout

An employee of Mexican fast food chain Mad Mex has received a record payout after a court found her manager sexually harassed her by showing her pornographic videos, brushing sex toys against her thigh and making sexualised comments.

28 August 2025

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ABC NEWS: Fast food worker awarded record payout in sexual harassment case

A fast food worker has been awarded a record $305,000 payout in a sexual discrimination case involving her boss. The landmark decision takes into account the victim's vulnerability and sends a warning to employers nationwide.

28 August 2025

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ABC Law Report: Record damages in Mad Mex sexual harassment case; Reviewing the legal definition of terrorism

The Law Report speaks to the Nepalese student awarded Australia's highest sexual harassment compensation payment in a case against her employer at a Sydney fast food restaurant.

28 August 2025

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Should we ban non-complete clauses?

In the federal budget, the government included a surprise announcement that it will ban non-compete clauses for workers earning under $175,000. What will this mean for small businesses as well as low wage employees?

8 April 2025

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The Albanese government will ban non-compete clauses. What are they and what industries will be affected?

Business groups oppose them but others think a ban announced in the budget will empower workers and promote competition

29 March 2025

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Migrant exploitation experts call for increase to services accredited with certifying Workplace Justice Visas

Business groups oppose them but others think a ban announced in the budget will empower workers and promote competition

27 February 2025

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My whole life is in that house’: survivors fleeing domestic violence can lose much more than their home

New South Wales police used force toward Aboriginal people at a vastly disproportionate rate compared to non-Indigenous people, new data has shown.

3 June 2024

a woman silhouetted at a window in a home

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Sexually transmitted debt: How financial services are fighting financial abuse

There’s been a change in the types of matters coming through the doors of Redfern Legal Centre’s financial abuse service.

6 May 2024

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Data shows NSW police use force against First Nations people at “vastly disproportionate rate”

New South Wales police used force toward Aboriginal people at a vastly disproportionate rate compared to non-Indigenous people, new data has shown.

1 August 2023

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Police data reveals First Nations Australians are massively overrepresented in 'use of force' incidents

The Redfern Legal Centre, which obtained the data, is calling for a parliamentary inquiry into physical force used by NSW Police.

31 July 2023

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Topics

ABC News: Woman allegedly sexually harassed by boss in Sydney restaurant speaks after record payout

ABC NEWS: Fast food worker awarded record payout in sexual harassment case

ABC Law Report: Record damages in Mad Mex sexual harassment case; Reviewing the legal definition of terrorism

Should we ban non-complete clauses?

The Albanese government will ban non-compete clauses. What are they and what industries will be affected?

Migrant exploitation experts call for increase to services accredited with certifying Workplace Justice Visas

My whole life is in that house’: survivors fleeing domestic violence can lose much more than their home

Sexually transmitted debt: How financial services are fighting financial abuse

Data shows NSW police use force against First Nations people at “vastly disproportionate rate”

Police data reveals First Nations Australians are massively overrepresented in 'use of force' incidents

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