The number of NT public servants stating they were bullied or sexually harassed at work has increased significantly since 2023 along with a consistent fear to report, while the number of physical assaults on public servants has nearly doubled in two years, according to the latest NT Government People Matter Survey, which was quietly released by the government last week.
Commissioner for Public Employment Nicole Hurwood claimed on Tuesday, after the media reported the findings, that the bullying and sexual harassment figures had increased in 2025 over 2023 figures because public servants know “that things will be taken seriously” – but the figures show of 2,812 staff members who reported experiencing bullying last year, 2,201 did not file a formal complaint for various reasons, including that they feared it would not be taken seriously, that it could affect their career and that they did not want to upset workplace relationships.
48 per cent response rate????
52% did not respond as they have seen no change every year!
52% did not respond as they are worried about the reprecussions!
I note that in December 2025 the NT Independent newspaper reported –
The deaths of three NT Department of Corporate and Digital Development workers, including the suicide of Shaun Joyce that all occurred within a 12-month period, are currently under investigation by the Territory’s workplace regulator because of the alleged “psychosocial hazards” that may have contributed to the deaths, NT WorkSafe said.
The silence on how this investigation is going is another indicator of the excessive secrecy and a lack of tranparency in the Northern Territory.
The NTG Senior Service cabal do not report bullying because they are the perpetrators who organise mobbing of a targets to coerce for resignation, run them out of town or commit suicide. Refer to the QUICKSAND METHOD OF COERCIVE CONTROL which identifies how these tyrants entrap non-executive public servants, it is systemic abuse and should be exposed as the workforce is bloated & stagnant.