Despite acknowledging that “overall there was a negative view” of Jewish people in the SBS series The Promise, SBS managing director Michael Ebeid has stood by his decision to screen the British production.

One in five public servants reported having been bullied last year, but Stephen Sedgwick, head of the Australian Public Service Commission said it is a reporting error, rather than a major problem.

Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Small Business and Fair Competition Senator Scott Ryan has continued his criticism of the Government’s changes to the Australian National Audit Office, noting that a small business is more likely than the NBN Co to be audited.

Senator Scott Ryan spoke for many Australians on Monday when he said it was offensive that a ceremonial fire was used to burn an Australian flag on Parliament House’s doorstop.

Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Small Business and Fair Competition Senator Scott Ryan has expressed surprise that protesters could easily circumvent proper processes in a tense environment and light a fire outside Parliament – a fire that was eventually used to burn the Australian flag.