Regina Featherstone

Senior Lawyer at @HumanRightsHRLC, Co-author 'Let's Talk about Confidentiality' 2024 Report on NDA use. All views are my own. Living on unceded Dharawal Country

[Regina Featherstone @ReginaFeathers]

Thanks @7ampodcast for having me on to talk about our new Guides and why we need transparency for the planet.

https://t.co/0NnYSJzPdy

[Christopher Knaus @knausc]

Eight staff fabricated location data on Indigenous communities while working for a company contracted by the Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) during last year’s failed voice referendum process, an investigation has found.

https://t.co/478yxWX5Ir

[Regina Featherstone @ReginaFeathers]

Defamation is a new spectator sport in Aus that has a chilling effect on sexual harassment victim survivors. @annabelcrabb quoting our research which found it is common for perpetrators to misuse the law to intimidate VS with defamation threats. https://t.co/6yPCVLe1SO

[Regina Featherstone @ReginaFeathers]

“The disclosures mean that survey data is not being recorded or presented properly, meaning Australian government agencies are creating important policies and programs based on incorrect data.”

[Christopher Knaus @knausc]

Labor suspends all government work being done by firm accused of fabricating Indigenous data during Voice campaign. Follows Guardian investigation this week. https://t.co/HncnLSmP5d

[Regina Featherstone @ReginaFeathers]

Great to chat with NITV yesterday on the impact of the @humanrightsHRLC’s client’s choice to speak up about fraudulent data practices in the lead up to the Voice referendum.

https://t.co/mgX0fluX98

[Christopher Knaus @knausc]

Whistleblower claims he was told to fabricate data for AEC during Indigenous voice campaign https://t.co/5ytfsMe3Us

[Regina Featherstone @ReginaFeathers]

The Victorian Government has issued a call out for submissions for legislation restricting the use of #NDAs in workplace sexual harassment settlements. Submissions due on 8 September 2024. https://t.co/SyUlp5V96y

Victim survivors can give feedback https://t.co/DoWPlV0wiQ

[Regina Featherstone @ReginaFeathers]

Join us today at 12 to hear about climate and environmental whistleblowers & why we need them now, more than ever. Hosted by @CAN_Australia and joined by @WilkieMP, @PhoebeMather from @WhistleUK and Amanda Lyras from @ClaytonUtz

[Human Rights Law Centre @humanrightsHRLC]

WEBINAR: Join us tomorrow from 12-1pm AEST for a discussion on climate whistleblowing with Australia’s and the UK’s leading whistleblower experts.

RSVP: https://t.co/fFdbbPMYbM

[The Project @theprojecttv]

One in three people have been sexually harassed in the workplace in the last five years. 

But the use of non-disclosure agreements in sexual harassment cases means many victims are being silenced unnecessarily, and now they're fighting back.

[Regina Featherstone @ReginaFeathers]

Great to be on @theprojecttv last night to speak about our research on NDAs - which despite #MeToo remain misused in sexual harassment settlements. Misused because very often victim survivors don’t know they can negotiate on their scope. @SydneyLawSchool
https://t.co/C2Jm1tO0Ib

[Human Rights Law Centre @humanrightsHRLC]

Join us on 31 July for a webinar with @CAN_Australia and leading experts from Australia and the UK to learn about whistleblowing for climate justice.

Register now 👇
https://t.co/fFdbbPMYbM

[Regina Featherstone @ReginaFeathers]

I was particularly struck by Louise Cherrie, who called out wrongdoing in the salmon industry who said "we should all be open to scrutiny, I certainly am. When I did speak out, I did it with much trepidation but a lot of confidence - I knew I could not be challenged on the truth"

[Regina Featherstone @ReginaFeathers]

On speaking about the power of the public sector & opportunities to make change, CPSU Secretary Tas @thirza_white said that "There’s 45,000 public sector workers who are defenders of integrity (in Tasmania)".

[Regina Featherstone @ReginaFeathers]

Claire Bookles at the @EDOtas said "Tasmanians have a proud & long history of standing up for the environment and the place that they love" but calling for reform to the RTI laws "We need more information in the public".

[Regina Featherstone @ReginaFeathers]

We also heard solutions and opportunities. @MegWebbTweets said "We have opportunities always in politics to do things differently than we have before. If we work together you as the community can empower representatives to demand we do things in the public interest".

[Regina Featherstone @ReginaFeathers]

A Tasmanian Public Service who can be reinvigorated with stronger value systems, better accountability & enforcement needed & under-utilised public interest disclosure laws. We also heard the public’s frustrations with broken laws and a general lack of integrity. (2/2)

[Regina Featherstone @ReginaFeathers]

Last Friday I had the honour of speaking at @humanrightsHRLC & @TheAusInstitute’s Transparency for the Planet event @ Hobart Town Hall. I was joined by @MegWebbTweets @thirza_white Claire Bookless & Louise Cherrie. We heard about the broken RTI system, a no speak up culture (1/2)

[Dr. Robert Rohde @RARohde]

In the dark red areas (including 23% of the oceans & 44% of land), the last 12-months (July 2023-June 2024) were the warmest July-June ever measured.

Global Warming + El Niño + Other Factors have caused widespread record warmth over the last 12 months.

https://t.co/ODCtY5YhBb

[Regina Featherstone @ReginaFeathers]

People see wrongdoing everyday which harms our planet - we need to leverage that truth in the fight for climate justice.

We launched our Climate and Environmental Whistleblower Guides yesterday to help educate and empower these whistleblowers.

[Human Rights Law Centre @humanrightsHRLC]

NEW GUIDE: With the rising influence of fossil fuel industries over #auspol, we have produced the Climate and Environmental Whistleblowing Info Guide, to protect and empower people to raise concerns about climate and environmental wrongdoing in Australia.
https://t.co/mIR8IVg67W

[Kieran Pender @KieranHRLC]

Ahead of the launch next week of @humanrightsHRLC's climate and environmental whistleblowing guide, an important column in @SatPaper by my excellent colleagues @ReginaFeathers @MadeleineHowle https://t.co/qqNAISQxha