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Bullying includes hitting, pushing, name calling, leaving people out and teasing.

If someone often feels scared or hurt when they are with a particular person or group, they may be being bullied. Bullying is a form of aggression that can escalate into violence.

Cyber-bullying is a particular form of bullying through the internet and mobile phones. Cyber-bullying can include spreading malicious rumours about a person, sending threatening messages, sharing embarrassing images, and excluding people from social networking groups.

Workplace bullying is repeated, unreasonable behaviour directed toward an employee, or group of employees, that creates a risk to health and safety (WorkSafe Victoria). Workplace bullying includes a conflict that is enduring and repeated in nature, includes inappropriate behaviours which can be aggressive and results in physical and/or psychological distress (Australian Psychological Society).

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