The head of Australia's Antarctic Division announces his resignation, four years into the role and ahead of the release of findings from a new inquiry into workplace culture after a damning report last year.
abc.net.au/news/kim-ellis-australian-antarctic-division-director-resigns/101909638The head of Australia's Antarctic Division has announced his resignation, four years into the role.
In an internal email sent to staff on Monday afternoon and seen by the ABC, Kim Ellis said he had "decided to move to the next phase" of his life and would retire next month, a year before his contract ends. Mr Ellis said the past four years had been "some of the most challenging" for the division, dealing with the pandemic, the introduction of new icebreaker Nuyina, and implementing a cultural review.Mr Ellis's resignation comes ahead of the release of findings from a subsequent inquiry into the Antarctic program's culture after a
damning external review last year revealed allegations of sexual harassment and unwelcome requests for sex. Mr Ellis commissioned Professor Meredith Nash to lead a study into the allegations after becoming aware of cultural problems in 2019, and the report revealed women experienced "a range of harassment including uninvited physical contact or gestures, unwelcome requests for sex, sexual comments, jokes or innuendo, intrusive questions, displays of offensive or pornographic material and sex-based insults or taunts and unwanted invitations".
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