Australian Human Rights Commission Report title October 2022 114. In March 2021, the Commission was asked by the Australian Government to conduct a review into Commonwealth parliamentary workplaces, to ensure that they are safe and respectful, and that the Parliament reflects best practice in prevention and responses to bullying, sexual harassment and sexual assault. The Set the Standard report was subsequently released in November, making 28 recommendations for reform.160 The Commission welcomes steps taken to implement the report recommendations, including a statement of acknowledgement delivered to Parliament; the establishment of a Parliamentary Leadership Taskforce to monitor and progress the implementation of recommendations; and the passage of the Parliamentary Reform (Set the Standard) Act 2022 (Cth) which improves workplace protections for Parliamentary staff.161 115. To address systemic failures associated with domestic and family violence, the recommendations of Coronial Inquests should be fully implemented. The Commission has previously called for a coherent national system of death reviews to consider cross-jurisdictional issues and ensure accurate monitoring. The Commission made recommendations to support this in its 2016 report, A National System for Domestic and Family Violence Death Review.162 Recommendation 25: Government increase prevention and early intervention initiatives on domestic and family violence; advance tailored measures to address the needs of women and girls experiencing intersectional discrimination; and implement the further National Plan from 2022. Recommendation 26: Governments address systemic failures to protect women from domestic violence, including through instituting a national death review system. 6.2 First Nations women and girls 116. First Nations women and girls experience higher rates of domestic and family violence compared to the non-Indigenous population. Factors relating to exclusion, inequality, intersectional discrimination including sexism and racism, and inherited trauma, increase First Nations families’ vulnerability to family violence.163 The Commission urges governments to address the structural and root causes of family violence in First Nations communities, through solutions led by First Nations peoples and organisations, including by adopting strength-based approaches. 117. Three in every five First Nations women have experienced physical or sexual violence.164 First Nations women are 32 times more likely to be 27

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