An organisation is conspicuous for not having hired any Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander employees, even though they have interviewed three such applicants in the last month who were suitably qualified, competent and experienced enough to be offered the positions for which they applied. Based on these facts, this organisation could be guilty of:
A) overt direct discrimination.
B) covert direct discrimination.
C) covert indirect discrimination.
D) overt indirect discrimination.
E) structural, or systemic, discrimination.

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The organization may be guilty of covert direct discrimination, as they have not hired any Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander employees despite their qualifications, suggesting a hidden bias in the hiring process.

An Organisation Is Conspicuous for Not Having Hired Any Aboriginal