Border force pressured to overhaul workplace culture after damning review

Calls for response to findings of ‘alarming’ levels of sexual harassment, bullying and discrimination

The Australian Border Force is under pressure to conduct a root-and-branch overhaul of its culture, following revelations of “alarming” levels of sexual harassment and bullying, the existence of a “boys’ club” mentality, and fears that new trainees were “cowboys” who were “too keen to use weapons”.

On Friday, Guardian Australia revealed that a 2017 review, known as the May report, had found deeply entrenched cultural failings in the ABF, which were driving bias and discrimination against women, diverse employees, people with a disability and older workers.

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