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CSIRO scientist hit on backside with riding crop was not sexually harassed, judge says
Employment 2019-10-31 5:38 pm By Miklos Bolza

A scientist alleging she was fired from the CSIRO for filing sex discrimination and sexual harassment complaints has had the majority of her lawsuit against the government body dismissed, with the court finding she fabricated evidence and that an incident in which she was slapped on the backside with a riding crop by her supervisor and told to “get back to work” did not amount to sexual harassment.

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